Sheptytskyi Raion

Sheptytskyi Raion Шептицький район
Raion
Flag of Sheptytskyi Raion Flag Coat of arms of Sheptytskyi Raion Coat of arms
Location of Sheptytskyi Raion
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Established	2020
Admin. center	Sheptytskyi
Subdivisions	7 hromadas
Area
• Total	2,997 km2 (1,157 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	226,102
• Density	75.44/km2 (195.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	N/A

Sheptytskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Шептицький район) is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was known as Chervonohrad Raion (Ukrainian: Червоноградський район) from 2020 until 2024. The center of the raion is the city of Sheptytskyi. Population: 226,102 (2022 estimate).

History

From the 12th century, the area that is now Sheptytskyi Raion was part of the Duchy of Belz, before being incorporated into the Polish Belz Voivodeship in the 15th century. The areas became part of the Ukrainian SSR as a result of the 1951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchange.

The raion was created as Chervonohrad Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Two abolished raions, Radekhiv and Sokal Raions, as well as Chervonohrad Municipality and part of Kamianka-Buzka Raion, were merged into the new raion.

On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Chervonohrad Raion to Sheptytskyi Raion along with the renaming of Chervonohrad to Sheptytskyi.

Geography

Sheptytskyi Raion is located in the northern part of Lviv Oblast, on the Poland–Ukraine border.

Subdivisions

The raion consists of 7 hromadas:

• Belz urban hromada with the administration in the city of Belz, transferred from Sokal Raion;
• Dobrotvir settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Dobrotvir, transferred from Kamianka-Buzka Raion;
• Lopatyn settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Lopatyn, transferred from Radekhiv Raion;
• Radekhiv urban hromada with the administration in the city of Radekhiv, transferred from Radekhiv Raion;
• Sheptytskyi urban hromada with the administration in the city of Sheptytskyi, transferred from Chervonohrad Municipality;
• Sokal urban hromada with the administration in the city of Sokal, transferred from Sokal Raion;
• Velyki Mosty urban hromada with the administration in the city of Velyki Mosty, transferred from Sokal Raion.

Symbols

New designs for the coat of arms and flag of the raion were approved on 20 August 2021. The design elements invoke the flags of the former Radekhiv Raion and Sokal Raion, as well as references to the city of Sheptytskyi and the older political history of the land.