Rokytne, Rivne Oblast

Rural locality in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine

Rokytne

Рокитне

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Rokytne

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Rokytne

Rokytne (Ukraine)

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Coordinates: 51°17′14″N 27°12′37″E﻿ / ﻿51.28722°N 27.21028°E﻿ / 51.28722; 27.21028
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast| Rivne Oblast
Raion| Sarny Raion
Hromada| Rokytne settlement hromada
Founded| 1888
Town status| 1940
Government

• Town Head| Viktor Tatus
Area

• Total| 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Elevation

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| 179 m (587 ft)
Population

(2001)

• Total| 7,143
• Density| 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

34200

Area code| +380 3635
Website| http://rada.gov.ua/

Rokytne (Ukrainian: Рокитне, Russian: Рокитное, Polish: Rokitno) is a rural settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It also formerly served as the administrative center of Rokytne Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings until the raion's abolition in 2020, and is now administered within Sarny Raion. Its population was 7,143 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 6,521 (2022 estimate).[3]

## History

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A settlement named Okhotnikove (Ukrainian: Охотнікове) was located on the territory of Rokytne since around the 17th century.[2] In 1888, the village of Okhotnikove was incorporated, and it kept that name until it was renamed to "Rokytne" in 1922. Rokytne acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1940.[2] Rokytne is the birthplace of a Ukrainian-American theologian, historian, and political analyst Sergey F. Dezhnyuk.

Until 26 January 2024, Rokytne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Rokytne became a rural settlement.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Rokytne (Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
2. ^ a b c "Rokytne, Rivne Oblast, Rokytne Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
4. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.

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