Kalush Raion

Kalush Raion (Ukrainian: Калуський район) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province). Kalush is the administrative center of the raion. The city of Kalush itself is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 57,409(2020 est.)[2].

Kalush Raion

Калуський район
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Coordinates: 49°3′39″N 24°23′15″E
Country Ukraine
RegionIvano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established1939
Admin. centerKalush
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorJohn Zhyvackivsky
Area
  Total3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total57,409
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
77300—77363
Area code380-3472

The raion was formed on October 28, 1963. In 1972 part of the raion became incorporated into the Kalush municipality. The oldest settlements in the Raion are Stankiv (1158), Zaviy (13th century), Holyn' (1391), and Novytsia (14th century).

The leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Stepan Bandera, was born in Staryi Uhryniv in Kalush Raion, on January 1, 1909.

Ivan Rubchak and the writer M. Kozonis were also born in Kalush Raion.

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