Verkhovyna Raion

Verkhovyna Raion
Verkhovyna Raion; Верховинський район
	Raion
	Coat airms
Kintra	Ukraine
Region	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established	1966
Admeen. centre	Verkhovyna
Subdiveesions	Leet — ceety cooncils; — settlement cooncils; — rural cooncils; ; ; Number of localities:; — ceeties; — urban-teep settlements; 42 — veelages; — rural settlements;
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Vasyl Hondurak
Area
• Total	1254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population
• Total	30,079
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	285280
Aurie code	?
Website	Raion Profile (Verkhovna Rada); Raion Administration

The Verkhovyna Raion (Ukrainian: Верховинський район) is a raion (destrict) o the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province). Verkhovyna is the admeenistrative centre o the raion. Pairt o Verkhovyna is a veelage o Vipche an aw. The raion wis reinstatit in 1966 (initially in 1939 as Zhabie Raion) oot o the Kosiv Raion.

The raion is locatit at the extreme sooth o the Ivano-Frankivsk Region an haes a 45 kilometre (28 mi) state border wi Romanie alang the Chyvchyn Ridge. Tae the wast o Verkhovyna Raion lees Zakarpattia Region, while tae its east - Chernivtsi Region. Tae the northwast thare lees the Nadvirna Raion an tae the northeast - the Kosiv Raion. The biggest river, Cheremosh runs alang the Chernivtsi Region an serves as the natural border. Maist o the raion is covered wi forest.

The raion is dividit intae ane urban commune (tounship) an 21 landwart communes (cooncils). It lees in the historical region o Pokuttya.