Zhovkva Raion

Zhovkva Raion (Ukrainian: Жо́вківський райо́н) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Zhovkva. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion's population was 110,223 (2020 est.).^[3]

Zhovkva Raion Жовківський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 23°53′37″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Lviv Oblast
Established	1940
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Zhovkva
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 160 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,295 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	110,223
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	80300—80383
Area code	380-3252
Website	http://zhovkva.org.ua/ Zhovkva Raion

It was established in 1940.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas:^[4]

• Dobrosyn-Maheriv settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Maheriv;
• Kulykiv settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Kulykiv;
• Rava-Ruska urban hromada with the administration in the city of Rava-Ruska;
• Zhovkva urban hromada with the administration in Zhovkva.

Villages

• Zashkiv, Zhovkva Raion
• Liubelia

People

• Yevhen Konovalets — a military commander of the Ukrainian People's Republic army and the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists between 1929 and 1938
• Volodymyr Parasyuk — Ukrainian soldier, politician, activist, and People's Deputy of Ukraine

See also

• Administrative divisions of Lviv Oblast