Volovets Raion
The Rajon Volovets (Ukrainian Воловецький район / rayon Wolowezkyj; Russian Воловецкий район / Wolowezki raion ) is a administrative division in the extreme west of Ukraine and part of the Transcarpathian Oblast. The Rajon has 25,336 inhabitants (as of February 2006) and covers an area of 543.9 km ². Its administrative seat is Volovets.
The climate of the Rajons is temperate continental, with an average annual rainfall is 1200 mm. The highest mountains of the Rajons are Plaj (1331 m), the Temnatyk ( 1344 m), the Pikuj ( 1408 m), the Welykyj Verch ( 1598 m) and the Stoj ( 1681 m). The main rivers of the region are the Latoryzja that Wytscha and Schdenijwka. The area has 37,200 hectares of forest and over 7 mineral springs.
The Rajon Volovets is 06 leading to Chop off the road M of Kiev and of the railway line Moscow - crosses Budapest - Lviv - Chop. Pomary - - In addition, the gas pipeline " gas pipeline " Urengoy gas field lead Uzhhorod, the power lines Myr (peace) and Braterstwo ( Brotherhood ) and the oil pipeline Druzhba ( Friendship ) by Rajon.
For administrative area include:
- 2 settlements of urban type
- 24 villages