Korosten Raion | |
Native Name: | Ukrainian: Коростенський район |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Raion |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Korosten Raion |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Korosten Raion |
Image Map1: | Korosten Raion 2020.svg |
Mapsize: | 225px |
Coordinates: | 50.8897°N 28.6625°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts: | 13 hromadas |
Established Title: | Established |
Seat Type: | Admin. center |
Seat: | Korosten |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10897.6 |
Population Total: | 251208 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal index |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 |
Korosten Raion (Ukrainian: Коростенський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Korosten. The raion covers an area of 10897.6km2. It makes Korosten raion the largest by area in Ukraine. Population:
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 Korosten Raion was significantly expanded. [1] [2] Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2km2. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Agricultural Institute of Polesia is located in the village of Hrozyne.