Korosten Raion (Ukrainian: Коростенський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Korosten. The raion covers an area of 10,897.6 square kilometres (4,207.6 sq mi). [citation needed] It makes Korosten raion the largest by area in Ukraine. Population: 251,208 (2022 estimate).[1]
Korosten Raion
Коростенський район
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| Coordinates: 50°53′23″N 28°39′45″E / 50.88972°N 28.66250°E / 50.88972; 28.66250 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Admin. center | Korosten |
| Subdivisions | 13 hromadas |
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| • Total | 10,897.6 km2 (4,207.6 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 251,208 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Korosten Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 square kilometres (334.1 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 25,297 (2020 est.).[4]
Agricultural Institute of Polesia is located in the village of Hrozyne.
