Letychiv Raion (, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast (), also known as Khmelnychchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine covering portions of the historical regions of western Podolia and southern Volhynia. The Capital (political) ...

in western

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. Its

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was located in the urban-type settlement of

Letychiv Letychiv (; ; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi and from the railway station in Derazhnia. I ...

. Its population was 34,588 as of the

2001 Ukrainian Census The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.Khmelnytskyi Raion Khmelnytskyi Raion () is one of the three administrative raions (districts) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Khmelnytskyi. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was

Geography

Letychiv Raion was located in the eastern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the

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and

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historical regions. One of the main rivers that ran through the raion was the

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. To its east, it bordered upon Lityn Raion of

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History

Letychiv Raion was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the

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. It was established along with Medzhybizh Raion, both of which compromise Letychiv Raion's current territorial boundaries. In 1959, the raion's territory was expanded with the annexation of

Derazhnia Raion Derazhnia Raion (, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Derazhnia. Its population was 38,289 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The ...

, Stara Syniava Raion, and Medzhybizh Raios. In 1967, Derazhnia and Stara Syniava Raions were separated from the Letychiv Raion, leaving it with its current boundaries.

Subdivisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two

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s: * Letychiv settlement hromada with the administration in Letychiv; *

Medzhybizh settlement hromada Medzhybizh (; ; ; ), formerly Mezhybozhe, is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in Khmelnytskyi Raion, 25 kilometres from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi o ...

with the administration in the urban-type settlement of

Medzhybizh Medzhybizh (; ; ; ), formerly Mezhybozhe, is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in Khmelnytskyi Raion, 25 kilometres from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi o ...

. Letychiv Raion was divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine.

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was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into

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s, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country. Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Letychiv Raion was divided into: * 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of

(administrative center) and

* 19 village councils Overall, the raion had a total of 57 populated localities, consisting of two urban-type settlements, and 55 villages.

Places of interest

* Letychiv Fortress * Medzhybizh Fortress

Notable residents

Zośka Vieras Ludvika Sivickaja-Vojcik (; 30 September 1892 – 8 October 1991), known by her pen name Zośka Vieras (), was a Belarusian writer and one of the initiators and active participants of the Belarusian national revival. Family and early years Vie ...

(1892,

village – 1991), Belarusian writer and one of the initiators and active participants of the Belarusian national revival

References

External links

* {{Authority control Former raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast States and territories established in 1923 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform