Drohobych Raion
Drohobych Raion (Ukrainian: Дрогобицький район, romanized: Drohobytskyi raion) is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Drohobych. Population: 232,947 (2022 estimate).
Drohobytskyi Raion
Дрогобицький район | |
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Raion | |
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| Coordinates: 49°20′26″N 23°27′21″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Established | December 4, 1959 |
| Admin. center | Drohobych |
| Subdivisions | 5 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Stepan Kulyniak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,493 km2 (576 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 232,947 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | 380-244 |
| Website | rajon.drohobych.com.ua |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Drohobych Raion was significantly expanded. Boryslav and Drohobych municipalities, as well as the city of Truskavets, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance, were merged into Drohobych Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 51,152 (2020 est.).
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