Murovani Kurylivtsi Raion () was one of raions of

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast (, ), also referred to as Vinnychchyna (), is an oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in central Ukraine. Its capital city, administrative center is Vinnytsia. The oblast has a population of History Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on ...

, located in southwestern

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. The administrative center of the raion was the

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Murovani Kurylivtsi Murovani Kurylivtsi (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in the southwestern part of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It was formerly the administrative center of Murovani Kurylivtsi Raion, but is now administered wi ...

. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Vinnytsia Oblast to six. The area of Murovani Kurylivtsi Raion was merged into

Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion () is one of the six raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Mohyliv-Podilskyi. Population: History On 18 July 2020, as part of the ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was

History

The area historically was a part of the

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. Murovani Kurylivtsi is first mentioned in 1453. In 1793, after the

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, it was transferred to the

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. In Russia, it was a part of Ushitsky Uyezd of

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. On January 31, 1923

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s were abolished. The

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was established, and Murovani Kurylivtsi became the administrative center of the newly established Murovani Kurylivtsi Raion, which was a part of

Mohyliv-Podilskyi Okruha Mohyliv-Podilskyi (, ) is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion within the oblast. It is located in the historic region of Podolia, on the border with Bessarabia, Moldova, along th ...

. In 1925, the governorate was abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished as well, and on February 27, 1932 Vinnytsia Oblast was established. In 1962, the raion was abolished, and in 1966, it was re-established. In 1991, the Soviet Union was abolished, and Murovani Kurylivtsi became a part of independent Ukraine.

References

{{Authority control Former raions of Vinnytsia Oblast States and territories established in 1923 States and territories disestablished in 1962 States and territories established in 1966 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform