Kalush Raion

Kalush Raion
Kalush Raion; Калуський район
	Raion
Flag of Kalush Raion; Flag	; Coat of arms
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Country	Ukraine
Region	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established	1939
Admin. center	Kalush
Subdivisions	List — city councils; — settlement councils; — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; — cities; — urban-type settlements; — villages; — rural settlements;
Government
• Governor	John Zhyvackivsky
Area
• Total	647 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
• Total	60,374
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	77300—77363
Area code	380-3472

Kalush Raion (Ukrainian: Калуський район) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province). Kalush is the administrative center of the raion. The city of Kalush itself is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 60,374 (2013 est.)^[1].

The raion was formed on October 28, 1963. In 1972 part of the raion became incorporated into the Kalush municipality. The oldest settlements in the Raion are Stankiv (1158), Zaviy (13th century), Holyn' (1391), and Novytsia (14th century).

The leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Stepan Bandera, was born in Staryi Uhryniv in Kalush Raion, on January 1, 1909.

Ivan Rubchak and the writer M. Kozonis were also born in Kalush Raion.