Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion

**Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion** (, ) is ane o the 3 administrative raions (a ''destrict'') o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in wastren Ukraine. Its Admeenistrative centre is locatit in the ceety o Kamianets-Podilskyi, even tho the ceety itsel is no unner the raion's jurisdiction. Its population wis 75,506 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 67,900 .

## Geografie

The Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion is locatit in the soothmaist pairt o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, correspondin tae the modren-day boondars o Podolia historical region. Tae its wast an sooth, the raion borders upon the Ternopil an Chernivtsi Oblasts, respectfully.

It is the lairgest raion o the oblast, wi a aurie o  constitutin 7.5 percent o the oblast's aurie. A total o seiven rivers flow throu the raion, includin the Dniester an Smotrych Rivers. 

## History
Afore the modren-day Kaimanets-Podilskyi Raion existit, a lairge portion o its current boondars wis unner the control oi ither raions, ane o which wis the **Dovzhok Raion** (), established on 7 Mairch 1923 as pairt o a admeenistrative reorganization o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Dovzhok Raion wis ane of 16 destricts o the Kamianets Okruha (at the time *[[Okruhas o Ukraine|okruhas]]* wur the first-level o admeenistrative diveesion o the Ukrainian SSR). 

On 4 Dizember 1928, the raion's admeenistrative centre wis muivit frae the veelage o Dovzhok tae Kamianets-Podilskyi, facilitatin the renamin o the destrict tae the Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion. For the next few years the raion's territory kept expandin, till it wis dissolvit on 26 Dizember 1934. At that time, the raion wis placit unner the jurisdiction o the Kamianets-Podilskyi Ceety Municipality, awtho *[[de facto]]* the raion continued tae exist. This decision wis reversed on 28 Juin 1939, when the Dovzhok Raion wis re-established. 

On 10 Julie 1944, the raion's admeenistrative centre wis yet again muivit tae Kamianets-Podilskyi. Ower the next 20 years, the raion's territory slowly kept expandin wi the annexation o neebourin raion till 4 Januar 1965, when its modren-day boondars wur established.

## Admeenistrative diveesions

The Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion is dividit in a wey that follaes the general admeenistrative scheme in Ukraine. Local govrenment is organisit alang a similar scheme naitionwide an aw. Consequently, raions are subdividit intae cooncils, which are the prime level o admeenistrative diveesion in the kintra. 

Each o the raion's urban localities admeenister their awn cooncils, eften conteenin a few ither veelages athin its jurisdiction. Housomeivver, anerly a smaw amoont o landwart localities are organisit intae cooncils, which mey conteen a few veelages athin its jurisdiction an aw.

Accordinly, the Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion is dividit intae: 
* 1 dounset cooncil—made up o the urban-teep dounset o Stara Ushytsia; 
* 42 veelage cooncils

Oweraw, the raion haes a total o 122 populatit localities, consistin o ane urban-teep dounset, 120 veelages, an ane landwart dounset.

## Places o interest
* Kamianets-Podilskyi Auld Toun, the admeenistrative centre's auld toun neebourheid
* Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, situatit in the Smotrych River canyon in Kamianets-Podilskyi
* Naitional Environmental Pairk "Podilski Tovtry", shared atween the Horodok an Dunaivtsi Raions an aw
* Bakota Cave Monastery, locatit in the umwhile veelage o Bakota

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