{{Short description|Subdivision of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Zhytomyr Raion | native_name = Житомирський район | native_name_lang = uk<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. --> | settlement_type = [[Raions of Ukraine|Raion]] | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = Flag of Zhytomyr Raion.svg | flag_alt = Flag of Zhytomyr Raion | image_shield = Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr raion.png | shield_alt = Coat of arms of Zhytomyr Raion | image_map = {{maplink | frame = yes | plain = yes | frame-align = center | frame-width = 280 | frame-height = 280 | frame-coord = SWITCH:{{coord|qid=Q102463833}}###{{coord|50|37|56.6|N|28|27|39.0|E}}###{{coord|48|16|55.8|N|31|10|56.4|E}} | zoom = SWITCH:7;6;4 | type = SWITCH:shape;point;point | marker = city | fill = #0096FF | fill-opacity = 0 | stroke-width = 2 | stroke-color = #5f5f5f | id2 = SWITCH:Q102463833;Q40637;Q212 | type2 = shape-inverse | stroke-width2 = 2 | stroke-color2 = #5f5f5f | switch = Zhytomyr Raion;Zhytomyr Oblast;Ukraine }} | image_map1 = Zhytomyr Raion 2020.svg | mapsize = 225px | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|50|12|17|N|28|38|55|E|type:adm2nd_region:UA|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{UKR}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Oblasts of Ukraine|Oblast]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Zhytomyr Oblast}} | parts_type = Subdivisions | parts = [[#Subdivisions|31 hromadas]] | established_title = Established | established_date = | seat_type = [[Administrative centre|Admin. center]] | seat = [[Zhytomyr]] | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = Governor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Chairman | leader_name1 = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1441 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <ref name="ua2022estimate"/> | population_total = 606433 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] | utc_offset1 = +02:00 | timezone1_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +03:00 | postal_code_type = [[Ukrainian postal codes|Postal index]] | postal_code = | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Ukraine|Area code]] | area_code = +380 | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Zhytomyr Raion''' ({{langx|uk|Житомирський район}}) is a [[Raions of Ukraine|raion]] (district) of [[Zhytomyr Oblast]], northern [[Ukraine]]. Its administrative centre is located at [[Zhytomyr]]. The raion covers an area of {{convert|1441|km2|mi2}}. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|606,433|.}}
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 Zhytomyr Raion was significantly expanded. <!--Two abolished raions, [[Chornobai Raion|Chornobai]] and [[Drabiv Raion]]s, as well as the city of Zhytomyr, which was previously incorporated as a [[City of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]] and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Zhytomyr Raion.--><ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date= 3 October 2020|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref name="2020_reform_maps">{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref> Before the expansion, the area of the raion was {{convert|865.2|km2|mi2}}. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was {{Ua-pop-est2020|72,213|.}}
In 1928-39, the territory of the modern district was known as the Troyanivskyi district with its center in the town of Troyaniv (now a small village).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Троянів, Житомирський район, Житомирська область » Історія міст і сіл Української РСР |url=https://ukrssr.com.ua/zhitomir/zhitomirskiy/troyaniv-zhitomirskiy-rayon-zhitomirska-oblast |access-date=25 June 2025 |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
== Geography == Zhytomyr district borders [[Korosten Raion|Korosten]], [[Zviahel Raion|Zviahel]] and [[Berdychiv Raion|Berdychiv]] raions of [[Zhytomyr Oblast]], [[Kyiv Oblast|Kyiv]] and <bdi>[[Rivne Oblast|Rivne]]</bdi> regions of [[Ukraine]]. The district is located on the [[Dnieper Upland]] and [[Polesian Lowland]].<ref>''Житомирська область: географічний атлас''. Вид. 5-е, випр. і допов. / відпов. ред. М. Ю. Костриця. Київ: ТОВ «Вид-во «Мапа», 2012. 23 с. Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref><ref name=":0">[https://mepr.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Regionalna-dopovid-ZHytomyrska-ODA-2021.pdf ''Регіональна доповідь про стан навколишнього природного середовища'' в ''Житомирській області'' за ''2021''] Житомирська обласна військова адміністрація Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref> The territory of the district is located in a zone of mixed forests, where pine, hornbeam, and oak are the most common. In the west of the district flows the [[Sluch (Ukraine)|Sluch River]] ([[Pripyat (river)|Prypiat Basin]]), and from the southwest to the northeast through the territory of the district flows the [[Teteriv|Teterev River]] ([[Dnieper basin]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |last4= |last5= |title=Бердичівський район |url=https://maps.visicom.ua/c/28.36945,49.91542,10/f/ADMUA5G9K?lang=uk |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=maps.visicom.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
Mineral resources of the district: kaolin, granite, gabbro.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Корисні копалини Житомирської області |url=https://insgeo.com.ua/korysni-kopalyny-zhytomyrshchyny/ |access-date=25 June 2025|language=uk-UA}}</ref><ref>Національний атлас України, с. 132 Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref>
The climate of the Zhytomyr district is moderately continental, with humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is approximately 10 °C, the average temperature in January is 4-5 °C, and in July it is about +20 °C. The annual amount of precipitation is 570 mm.<ref>Костриця М. Ю. Географія Житомирської області. Ж., 1993. Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref><ref name=":0" />
Zhytomyr is a large transport center that carries out cargo and passenger transportation by rail, road and air transport (until 02/24/2022). The city is European highways [[European route E583|E583]] and [[European route E40|E40]].<ref>Національний атлас України, с. 391 Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref><ref>Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 [https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/55-2019-%D0%BF#Text «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення»] Retrieved 25 June 2025</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Житомир |url=http://vue.gov.ua/%D0%96%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80 |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=ВУЕ |language=uk}}</ref>
== Natural tourist objects == The natural reserve fund of the district consists of 3 parks of landscape art of local importance, Botanical Garden of Zhytomyr National Agroecological University<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Природно-заповідний фонд України |url=https://pzf.land.kiev.ua/pzf-obl-6.html |access-date=25 June 2025 |website=pzf.land.kiev.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
== Bibliography ==
* Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4.
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Zhytomyr Oblast}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Zhytomyr Raion| ]] [[Category:Raions of Zhytomyr Oblast]] [[Category:1939 establishments in Ukraine]]