Ovruch Raion

Ovruch Raion (Овруцький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Ovruch. The raion covered an area of 3222 km2. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Ovruch Raion was merged into Korosten Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was