Kozova Raion (Ukrainian: Козівський район) was a raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center was the town of Kozova. Its area was 694 square kilometres (268sqmi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Kozova Raion was merged into Ternopil Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 36,394(2020 est.).
Population
Population of Kozova in 1900 was 2,031 and in 1939 it was 2,570.[citation needed] In 2020, it was 8937.
Subdivisions
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:
Other villages in Kozova Raion included:
On the basis of new topographical map of Ternopil region published in Ukrainian in 1990 s
Names are given in Ukrainian (Polish / Russian):
Avhustivka, Awhustiwka, Avgustivka ( Augustowka / Awgustowka / Avgustovka) - 24km north of Kozova (from first name Avhust = August)
Beneva, Benewa (Beniawa / Byeneva, Byenyeva) - 16km south east of Kozova
Budyliv, Budyliw (Budilow / Budilov) - 15km north east of Kozova (from "budyty" - awake)
Byshky (Byszky / Byshki) - 15km north west of Kozova (from "byty" - to beat)
Denysiv, Denysiw, Denisiv, Denisiw (Denisow / Denisov) - 19km east of Kozova (from first name Denys = Dennis)
Drahomanivka, Dragomanivka (Darhomanowka, Dragomanowka / Dragomanovka) - 20km east of Kozova (from old Ukrainian "drahoman / dragoman" - translator, learned person)
Dybshche (Dybszcze, Dubszcze / Dybshche) - 2km west of Kozova (from "dub" - oak)
Ishkiv, Iszkiw, Ishkiw (Iszkow / Ishkov) - 17km east of Kozova (from name Ishko)
Helenky, Gelenky (Helenky, Helenki / Gelenki, former Polish name - Helenków) - 3km north of Kozova (from name Helena, the village must have belonged to some Polish landlord called Helena)
Horodyshche, Gorodyshche (Horodiszcze, Horodisko / Gorodishche) - 18km north east of Kozova (from "horod" - fortified town, fortress, city, garden)
Kozivka (Kozowka / Kozovka) - 2km north west of Kozova (from "koza'" - goat)
Konyukhy (Koniuchy / Konyukhi) - 17km north of Kozova (from "kin'" - horse)
Kozliv, Kozliw (Kozlow / Kozlov) - town 20km north east of Kozova (from "kozel" - goat)
Kryve, Krive (Krzywe / Krivoye) - 3km south west of Kozova (from "kryvy" - wry)
Kupchyntsi, Kupczynci (Kupczynce / Kupchintsy) - 17km east of Kozova (from "kupets" - trader)
Malovody (Malowody / Malovody) - 15km south east of Kozova (from "mali vody" - little waters)
Olesyne (Olesyne / Olesinoye) - 5km north of Kozova (from Oles' / Alexandre - first name)
Pidruda (Podrudzie / Podruda) - 13km south east of Kozova (from "pid" under and "ruda" iron)
Plotycha, Plotyche (Plotycza, Plotycze / Ploticha, Plotiche) - 16km east of Kozova (from "plit" / "plot" - fence, "plotyty" to fence or install a damb)
Rosukhuvatets, Rosochuwatec (Rosuchuwaciec / Rosukhuvatyets) - 10km south east of Kozova (from "sukhy" - dry / "rozsushyty" - to dry)
Semykivtsi, Semykiwci (Siemikowce / Semikovtsy) - 18km south east of Kozova (from Ukrainian first slang name Semyk deriving from correct Semen = Simon)
Shchepaniv, Szczepaniw (Szczepanow / Shchepanov) - 7km south of Kozova (from "shchepyty" - to plant or from first name Stepan = Stephan)
Sosniv (Sosnow / Sosnov) - 18km south east of Kozova (from "sosna" - pine tree)
Tseniv, Ceniw, Ceniv (Ceniów, Cenow / Tsenov) - 14km north of Kozova (from "tsinyty" - to appreciate, "tsina" - price)
Teofipilka (Teofipolka, Teofipowka / Teofipolka) - 4km east of Kozova (from name Theofipil)
Tsytsory (Cycory, Cecory / Tsytsory) - 23km north east of Kozova (from "tytsy" - fem. breast)
Yastrubove, Jastrobove (Jastrzebie, Jastrzembie / Yastrubovoye) - 17km east of Kozova (from Slavic bird term "yastrub" - hawk)
Yosypivka, Josypiwka, Josypivka (Jozefowka / Iosipovka, Yosipovka, Iosiofovka, Yosifovka) - 2km south of Kozova (from first name Yosyp = Joseph)
Vybudiv (Wybudow / Vybudov) - 10km north of Kozova (from "budyty" - to awake)
Vymyslivka (Wymislowka) - 15km north of Kozova (from "vymyslyty" - to invent)
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