Rokytne, Rivne Oblast

Rokytne (Ukrainian: Рокитне, Russian: Рокитное, Polish: Rokitno) is a rural settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It also formerly served as the administrative center of Rokytne Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings until the raion's abolition in 2020, and is now administered within Sarny Raion. Its population was 7,143 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 6,521 (2022 estimate).[3]

Rokytne
Рокитне
Rokytne
Location of Rokytne in Ukraine
Rokytne
Rokytne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 51°17′14″N 27°12′37″E
Country Ukraine
OblastRivne Oblast
RaionSarny Raion
HromadaRokytne settlement hromada
Founded1888
Town status1940
Government
  Town HeadViktor Tatus
Area
  Total5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total7,143
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34200
Area code+380 3635
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

History

A settlement named Okhotnikove (Ukrainian: Охотнікове) was located on the territory of Rokytne since around the 17th century.[2] In 1888, the village of Okhotnikove was incorporated, and it kept that name until it was renamed to "Rokytne" in 1922. Rokytne acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.[2] Rokytne is the birthplace of a Ukrainian-American theologian, historian, and political analyst Sergey F. Dezhnyuk.

Until 26 January 2024, Rokytne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Rokytne became a rural settlement.[4]


References

  1. "Rokytne (Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. "Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
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