Turka Raion
{{short description|Former subdivision of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Turka Raion
| native_name = Турківський район
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Raion
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| image_flag = Flag of Turkivskyi raion.svg
| flag_alt = Flag of Turka Raion
| image_shield = Turkivskyi rayon gerb.png
| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Turka Raion
| image_map = Turkskyi-Lvi-Raion.png
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| coordinates = {{coord|49|5|26|N|23|0|57|E|type:adm2nd_region:UA|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Lviv Oblast
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = coll
| p1 = — city councils
| p2 = — settlement councils
| p3 = — rural councils
| p4 = Number of localities:
— cities
| p5 = {{nowrap| — urban-type settlements}}
| p6 = 65 — villages
| p7 = — rural settlements
| established_title1 = Established
| established_date1 = 1939
| established_title2 = Disestablished
| established_date2 = 18 July 2020
| seat_type = Admin. center
| seat = Turka
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| leader_party =
| leader_title = Governor
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| leader_title1 = Chairman
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 1193
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 48933
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset1 = +02:00
| timezone1_DST = EEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal index
| postal_code = 82500—82566
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 380-3269
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| website = http://trda.lv.ukrtel.net
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Turka Raion ({{langx|uk|Турківський район}}) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Turka. 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}} The last estimate of the raion population was {{Ua-pop-est2020|48,933|.}}
It was established in 1939.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:{{cite web |title=Турківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) |url=https://gromada.info/ru/region/Львовская-область/Турковский-район/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}}
- Borynia settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Borynia;
- Turka urban hromada with the administration in Turka.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090620193544/http://www.trda.lv.ukrtel.net/ trda.lv.ukrtel.net] {{in lang|uk}}
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Category:Former raions of Lviv Oblast
Category:1939 establishments in Ukraine
Category:Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform