Berezhanskyi Raion

Infobox Ukrainian raion
name=Berezhanskyi Raion
Ukrainian_name=Бережанський район
location_

country=Ukraine
region=Ternopil Oblast
date_created=
population=44,447
area=661
density=67.29
phone_code=380
postal_index=
administrative_center=Berezhany
cities=1
urban-type_settlements=0
villages=56
website= [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A004SNP?rdat1=08.06.2006&rf7571=30399 Verkhovna Rada website]
governor=Roman Konstiantynovych Vysotskyi

Berezhanskyi Raion ( _uk. Бережанський район) is a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Halychyna ("Galicia"). The administrative center is the city of Berezhany. Some 50 km away from Ternopil and ca 80 km away from Lviv. The river Zolota Lypa, Dniester tributary crosses the district from the north to the south. River forms a large lake north of Berezhany.

Population of the district is 44,447 inhabitants. Territory covers 661 km². Theare 56 villages and 1 town (Berezhany) in the district.

There are following villages in the district (Ukrainian and Polish / Russian spellings are given):

"Villages are ranked after size"

* Narayiv (Narajow / Narayev) - 1.799 inhabitants (river Narayivka flows through the village)
* Shybalyn (Szybalyn / Shibalin) - 1.359 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1451)
* Zhukiv (Zukow / Zhukov) - 929 inhabitants
* Verbiv (Werbow / Verbov) - 865 inhabitants
* Vilkhovets (Olchowiec / Olkhovets) - 765 inhabitants
* Bozhykiv (Bozykow / Bozhykov) - 670 inhabitants (village was known as Kvitkove in Soviet time)
* Bishche (Biszcze) - 547 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1086)
* Rybnyky (Rybniki / Ribniki) - 323 inhabitants
* Pidvysoke (Podwysokie / Podvysokoye) - 317 inhabitants
* Baranivka (Baranowka / Baranovka) - 250 inhabitants
* Pavliv (Pawlow / Pavlov) - 191 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1488)
* Baznykivka (Baznikowka / Baznikovka) - 116 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1731)

ee also

* Subdivisions of Ukraine
* Ternopil Oblast

External links

* [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A004SNP?rdat1=08.06.2006&rf7571=30399 Verkhovna Rada website] — Berezhanskyi Raion