The Korosten district is an administrative-territorial unit of the Ukrainian SSR in 1923 - 1930 and 1935 - 1937 . The center is the city of Korosten .
| district | |
| Korosten district | |
|---|---|
| Korostenska district | |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Included in | Volyn province , Ukrainian SSR , Kiev region |
| Adm. Centre | Korosten |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1923-1930, 1935-1937 |
| Population | |
| Population | 520.9 thousand people ( 1926 ) |
| Official language | Ukrainian , Russian |
District 1923-1930
The Korosten district was formed as part of the Volyn province in 1923, when district division was introduced throughout the Ukrainian SSR. In 1925, the provincial division was abolished, and the district became direct republican subordination.
As of January 1, 1926, the district was divided into 11 districts: Bazarsky , Barashevsky , Gorodnitsky , Luginsky , Malinsky , Narodsky , Ovruchsky , Olevsky , Slovechansky , Ushomirsky and Emilchensky .
In 1930, the Korosten district was liquidated.
According to the data for 1926, 520.9 thousand people lived in the okrug, including Ukrainians - 70.1%; Poles - 7.8%; Jews - 7.8%; Germans - 5.0%; Russians - 1.6% [1] .
District 1935-1937
Once again, the Korostensky district was formed in 1935 as a border district of the Kiev region . It was divided into 8 districts: Barashevsky , Emilchinsky , Luginsky , Narodichsky , Ovruchsky , Olevsky , Slovechansky and Chepovichsky . In 1937, the district was abolished, and its areas were transferred to the new Zhytomyr region .