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
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°3′39″N 24°23′15″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established	1939
Admin. center	Kalush
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	John Zhyvackivsky
Area [1]
• Total	3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,409
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	77300—77363
Area code	380-3472

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.