Zhydachiv Raion ( Ukrainian : Жидачівський район ) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine . Its administrative center was the city of Zhydachiv . 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 Zhydachiv Raion was merged into Stryi Raion . The last estimate of the raion population was 65,186 (2020 est.).
8-468: It was established in 1939. At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas : Urban-type settlements: Villages (some): Hromada A hromada ( Ukrainian : територіальна громада , romanized : terytorialna hromada , lit. 'territorial community') is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine , similar to a municipality . It
16-466: Is " community ", similar to the terms used in western European states, such as Germany ( Gemeinde ), France ( commune ), Italy ( comune ), and Portugal ( freguesia ), or in several English-speaking countries ( township ). In total, there are 1469 hromadas (as of 1 October 2023), including: Prior to 2020, the basic units of administrative division in Ukraine were rural councils, settlement councils and city councils, which were often referred to by
24-725: The Government of Ukraine approved the territories and administrative centers of the hromadas, which cover settlements in all regions of Ukraine except for Crimea . A total of 1470 hromadas were approved. On 12 August 2020 the Sokoliv hromada of the Cherkasy Oblast became a part of the Zhashkiv hromada. Thus, there were 1469 hromadas. Each hromada carries out two types of task: own and commissioned. Own tasks are public tasks exercised by self-government, which serve to satisfy
32-502: The generic term hromada . The Constitution of Ukraine and some other laws, including the "Law on local self-governance", delegate certain rights and obligations for hromadas. Types of hromadas include cities, urban-type settlements , rural settlements , and villages. In his draft constitutional amendments of June 2014, President Petro Poroshenko proposed changing the administrative divisions of Ukraine , which he felt should include oblasts , raions and hromadas. On 12 June 2020
40-721: The needs of the community. The tasks can be twofold: Own high objectives include matters such as spatial harmony, real estate management, environmental protection and nature conservation, water management , country roads, public streets, bridges, squares and traffic systems, water supply systems and source, the sewage system, removal of urban waste, water treatment, maintenance of cleanliness and order, sanitary facilities, dumps and council waste, supply of electric and thermal energy and gas, public transport, health care, welfare, care homes, subsidised housing, public education, cultural facilities including public libraries and other cultural institutions, historic monuments conservation and protection,
48-480: The self-government initiatives and cooperation within the commune including with non-governmental organizations, interaction with regional communities from other countries, etc. Commissioned tasks cover the remaining public tasks resulting from legitimate needs of the state, commissioned by central government for the units of local government to implement. The tasks are handed over on the basis of statutory by-laws, charters and regulations, or by way of agreements between
56-453: The sports facilities and tourism including recreational grounds and devices, marketplaces and covered markets, green spaces and public parks, communal graveyards, public order and safety, fire and flood protection with equipment maintenance and storage, maintaining objects and devices of the public utility and administrative buildings, pro-family policy including social support for pregnant women, medical and legal care, supporting and popularising
64-704: Was established by the Government of Ukraine on 12 June 2020. A hromada is designated urban hromada if its administration is located in a city ; settlement hromada if it is located in a settlement ( selyshche ), and rural hromada if it is located in a village ( selo ) or another rural settlement. Territories of hromadas (which, in turn, are divided into 7744 starosta okruhs (elderships)) form raions (districts) and several raions form oblasts (regions). Similar terms exist in Poland ( gromada ) and in Belarus ( hramada ). The literal translation of this term
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