Berdychiv Raion
Бердичівський район | |
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Coordinates: 49°56′4″N 28°36′42″E / 49.93444°N 28.61167°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Admin. center | Berdychiv |
Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
Area | |
• Total | 3,018.5 km2 (1,165.4 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 156,419 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Area code | +380 |
Berdychiv Raion (Ukrainian: Бердичівський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Berdychiv. The raion is located in the southern part of the oblast; the distance between Zhytomyr and Berdychiv is 43 kilometres (27 mi). Population: 156,419 (2022 estimate).[1]
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 Berdychiv Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 square kilometres (334.1 sq mi); after the expansion, the area of the raion is 3,018.5 square kilometres (1,165.4 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 27,587 (2020 est.).[4]