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Sokal Raion
Former subdivision of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Former subdivision of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sokal Raion |
| native_name | Сокальський район |
| native_name_lang | uk |
| settlement_type | Raion |
| image_flag | Flag of Sokal Raion.png |
| flag_alt | Flag of Sokal Raion |
| image_shield | Sokalskyi rayon gerb.png |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms of Sokal Raion |
| image_map | Map of Lviv Oblast highlighting Sokal Raion.png |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Oblast |
| 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 | — urban-type settlements |
| p6 | 101 — villages |
| p7 | — rural settlements |
| established_title1 | Established |
| established_date1 | 1939 |
| established_title2 | Disestablished |
| established_date2 | 18 July 2020 |
| seat_type | Admin. center |
| seat | Sokal |
| leader_title | Governor |
| leader_name | Mykola Mysak |
| leader_title1 | Chairman |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 1573 |
| population_total | 101748 |
| 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 | 80000—80086 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 380-3257 |
| website | www.sokal-rda.gov.ua |
— cities Sokal Raion (, Sokal's'kyj rajon) was a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Sokal. It had a population of 98,123 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. 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 Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was
The Sokal Raion had a total of 106 populated settlements. Five were cities subordinate to the raion administration: Belz, Sokal, Sosnivka, Uhniv, and Velyki Mosty. One, Zhvyrka, was an urban-type settlement, and were 101 villages.
The raion bordered Poland to the west, Volyn Oblast to the north, and Lviv Oblast's Radekhiv Raion to the east, and Kamianka-Buzka and Zhovkva Raions to the south.
The raion was established in 1939 Until June 2019, Sosnivka was administratively subordinated to the city of Chervonohrad, and then transferred to Sokal Raion.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:
- Belz urban hromada with the administration in the city of Belz;
- Sokal urban hromada with the administration in Sokal;
- Velyki Mosty urban hromada with the administration in the city of Velyki Mosty.
File:Belz Monastery of dominican.jpg|St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church in Belz. File:Chervonograd sancti spiriti.jpg|Holy Spirit Church in Chervonohrad, ca. 1750s. File:2015 Sokal, Ratusz 04.JPG|The city hall in Sokal. File:Варяж. Костел Святого Марка.jpg|St. Mark's Church in Variazh.
References
References
- "Leadership". Sokal Raion State Administration.
- "Sokal Raion, Lviv Oblast". [[Verkhovna Rada.
- (2020-07-18). "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.".
- (17 July 2020). "Нові райони: карти + склад". Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "Pawłowice".
- Sylwester Fertacz, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090425133017/http://www.alfa.com.pl/slask/200506/s19.html Krojenie mapy Polski: Bolesna granica.] ''Alfa.'' Retrieved from the [[Internet Archive]] on 14 November 2011
- "Сокальська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)". Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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