Zhytomyr Raion

 ( Raions Of Zhytomyr Oblast ) 

Zhytomyr Raion () is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr. The raion covers an area of . Population:

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. Before the expansion, the area of the raion was . The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was

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).

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Geography Zhytomyr district borders Korosten Raion, Zviahel Raion and Berdychiv Raion raions of Zhytomyr Oblast, Kyiv Oblast and Rivne Oblast regions of Ukraine. The district is located on the Dnieper Upland and Polesian Lowland. 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 Регіональна доповідь про стан навколишнього природного середовища в Житомирській області за 2021 Житомирська обласна військова адміністрація Retrieved 25 June 2025 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 River (Prypiat Basin), and from the southwest to the northeast through the territory of the district flows the Teteriv (Dnieper basin).

Mineral resources of the district: kaolin, granite, gabbro.Національний атлас України, с. 132 Retrieved 25 June 2025

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. Костриця М. Ю. Географія Житомирської області. Ж., 1993. Retrieved 25 June 2025

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 E583 and E40.Національний атлас України, с. 391 Retrieved 25 June 2025Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення» Retrieved 25 June 2025

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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

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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.

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