Narodychi Raion (Ukrainian: Народицький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Narodychi. The raion covered an area of 1,284 square kilometres (496 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Narodychi Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 9,458 (2020 est.)[3]
Narodychi Raion
Народицький район | |
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Coordinates: 51°12′21″N 29°4′29″E | |
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Region | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Narodychi |
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• Total | 1,284 km2 (496 sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Area code | +380 |
Eastern part of the district included protection areas similar to those of Chernobyl Exclusion Zone which were heavily polluted as a result of the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
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