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Korosten Raion
Subdivision of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
Subdivision of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Korosten Raion |
| native_name | Коростенський район |
| native_name_lang | uk |
| settlement_type | Raion |
| flag_alt | Flag of Korosten Raion |
| image_shield | Coat of arms of Korosten Raion.png |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms of Korosten Raion |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-point | none |
| image_map1 | Korosten Raion 2020.svg |
| mapsize | 225px |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ukraine |
| subdivision_type1 | Oblast |
| subdivision_name1 | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| parts_type | Subdivisions |
| parts | 13 hromadas |
| established_title | Established |
| seat_type | Admin. center |
| seat | Korosten |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_title1 | Chairman |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 10897.6 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 251208 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | EET |
| utc_offset1 | +02:00 |
| timezone1_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +03:00 |
| postal_code_type | Postal index |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | +380 |
| mapframe-point = none Korosten Raion () is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Korosten. The raion covers an area of 10897.6 km2. It makes Korosten raion the largest by area in Ukraine. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Korosten Raion was significantly expanded. Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 km2. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Geography
Korosten district borders Zviahel and Zhytomyr raions of Zhytomyr Oblast, Kyiv and Rivne regions of Ukraine. The district borders Belarus. Korosten district is located on the Polesian Lowland, in Zhytomyr Polissya . The is located within the boundaries of the Korosten district. The territory of the district is located in a zone of mixed forests, where pine, hornbeam, and oak are the most common. The Zherev River, a left tributary of the Uzh (Prypiat Basin), flows entirely within the boundaries of the Korosten District.
Mineral resources of the district: peat, kaolin, granite.
The climate of the Zhytomyr district is moderately continental, with humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is approximately 10 °C, the average temperature in January is 4-5 °C, and in July it is about +20 °C. The annual amount of precipitation is 570 mm.
Korosten is European highway E373.
Notable landmarks
The Drevlians and Polissya nature reserves, as well as 4 state-level reserves, have been created in the Korosten district.
Economy
Agricultural Institute of Polesia is located in the village of Hrozyne.
Bibliography
- Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4.
Settlements
- Davydky, Horshchyk rural hromada
- Davydky, Narodychi settlement hromada
- Hunychi
- Khodaky
- Kupech
- Verkhnia Rudnia
References
References
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- "Нові райони: карти + склад". Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ''Житомирська область: географічний атлас''. Вид. 5-е, випр. і допов. / відпов. ред. М. Ю. Костриця. Київ: ТОВ «Вид-во «Мапа», 2012. 23 с. Retrieved 2025-06-26
- [https://mepr.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Regionalna-dopovid-ZHytomyrska-ODA-2021.pdf ''Регіональна доповідь про стан навколишнього природного середовища'' в ''Житомирській області'' за ''2021''] Житомирська обласна військова адміністрація Retrieved 2025-06-26
- "Коростенський район".
- "Корисні копалини Житомирської області".
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- Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 [https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/55-2019-%D0%BF#Text «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення»] Retrieved 2025-06-24
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