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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Raion | |
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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 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,647.9 km2 (2,952.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • 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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