Popilnia Raion (Ukrainian: Попільнянський район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Popilnia. The raion covered an area of 1,037 square kilometres (400 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 Popilnia Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 30,106 (2020 est.)[3]

Popilnia Raion Попільнянський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°56′43″N 29°27′11″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zhytomyr Oblast
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Popilnia
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   2 — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30 106
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	+380

Notable People

Mikhail Baron (Russian: Михаи́л Дави́дович Ба́рон; b. 1894) was a founder of the Ukrainian Red Cossacks.

References

This article about a location in Zhytomyr Oblast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

На других языках

[ru] Попельнянский район