Bohorodchany Raion


Bohorodchany raion was a district of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine. The urban-type settlement of Bohorodchany was the administrative center of the district. The raion was vaguely reminiscent with the Bohorodczan Powiat of the Stanisławów Voivodeship. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Oblast to six. The area of Bohorodchany Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was.

Geography

The district was located in the south-western part of the Ivano-Frankivsk Region stretching from its center towards peaks of the Carpathian Mountains that serve as a natural border between Prykarpattia and Zakarpattia. To the west of the district was located the Rozhniativ district, to the north - Kalush, north-east - Tysmenytsia, south-east - Nadvirna. The Bohorodchany district also had a small border with the Zakarpattia Region.
The physical geography of the district was not the same and was divided into three landscape zones: plains, piedmont, mountains. The highest peak was the mountain Syvulia which was located on the border of Bohorodchany and Rozhniativ districts and is part of Gorgany mountainous system. Two major rivers that flow through the area are Bystrytsias of Solotvyn and Nadvirna.
Nature protected areasMunicipality
Skete of Manyava Botanic ReserveManyava
Manayva Waterfall, Landmark of NatureManyava

The total area of forests in the district was which was over 50% of the district's territory. In the middle of the Carpathian Gorgany was located a botanic reserve "Skete of Manyava" known as a local arboretum which contains selection of Larix decidua. Near the reserve is located over tall waterfall, a local Landmark of Nature. Near the village of Starunya is located a unique mud volcano.

Administrative divisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas:
The raion was divided into 32 municipalities: two - urban, 30 - rural. Within the district were located 41 settlements and no cities. All municipalities are named after their administrative centers and may include other settlements within their territories.

Government

The government in the district was headed by the chairman of the district state administration appointed by the President of Ukraine. The governor appointed his deputies forming his regional governing cabinet to supervise the government policies in the region. Aside of the state administration the region had its own council that is headed by its chairman. The composition of the council depends on the popular vote in the region, while the chairman is elected within the elected council.
;Regional State Administration
The District State Administration consisted of the chairman, his deputies, and secretary who headed the supporting "aparat" of the administration. Within the administration were numerous departments, each of them headed by a chief of department. The Bohorodchany District State Administration had 13 departments and other government institutions such as the Children Service, regional state archives, and others.
  • Chairman: Volodymyr Yefimchuk
;District council
  • Chairman: Mykhailo Holovchuk

Transportation

The districts infrastructure was poorly developed, however there were several highway routes passing through it.
;Main Highways

Mass media

There is a district newspaper "Voice of People" and one radio station "Source".

Tourist attractions

;Museum Fund
  • Historic-Regional Museum of Fedanyk
  • History Museum of the Forest Factory
  • Museum of ethnography and traditions of the village
  • Museum of Nature
  • Historic-Architecture Museum
;Government Protected areas
;Local Landmarks
There are 15 archeological sites near the village of Starunia that identified as local Landmarks, three more sites are near the village of Hrabovets. There are also archeological landmarks near the villages of Horokholyna, Manyava, and Molodkiv.

Personalities

  • Mykhailo Petrushevych, a Ukrainian writer
  • Oleksiy Zaklynsky, a Ukrainian writer
  • Ivan Kapushchak, a deputy to the Austrian Imperial Parliament
  • Modest Sosenko, a Ukrainian artist
  • Mykhailo Yatskiv, a Ukrainian writer
  • Mykhailo Martynets, a minister of Land Affairs for the government of the West Ukrainian People's Republic
;Writers who commemorated their work to the region
  • Antin Mohylnytsky, a Ukrainian poet, a Greek-Catholic priest
  • Yulian Tselvych, a Ukrainian historian and pedagogue