Kovel Raion (Ukrainian: Ковельський район) is a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Kovel. Population: 265,304 (2022 est.)[2]
Kovel Raion
Ковельський район | |
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Coordinates: 51°09′00″N 24°48′00″E | |
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Established | 1939 |
Admin. center | Kovel |
Subdivisions | 23 hromadas |
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• Total | 7,647.9 km2 (2,952.9 sq mi) |
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• Total | 266,304 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Area code | 380-3352 |
Website | http://www.koveladm.gov.ua/ Kovelskyi Raion |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Volyn Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Kovel Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 40,395 (2020 est.)[5]
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Administrative center: Lutsk | ||
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