Sarny Raion () is a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Sarny. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Rivne Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Sarny Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Geography The area of the district is 6212.7 km2. Retrieved 03 October 2020
The district borders the Varash and Rivne districts of the Rivne Oblast, as well as the Zhytomyr Oblast of Ukraine and Belarus.Національний атлас України, 42 Retrieved 25 June 2025
The relief of the district is flat, partly lowland, covered with pine and oak forests. There are large areas of swamps. Varash Raion has reserves of silt, sapropel, peat, rovno amber.Національний атлас України, с. 114 Retrieved 25 June 2025
The larger area of the district is located in the Volhynian Upland. Varash Raion is located in the basin of the Pripyat River. The Horyn and Sluch rivers flow in the region.Рівненська область: географічний атлас. Моя мала Батьківщина. К: ТОВ Видавництво Мапа, 2017. 20 с. Retrieved 25 June 2025 The climate of the region is moderately continental: winter is mild (in January -4.4 °, -5.1 °), with unstable frosts; summer is warm (in July +18.8 °), not hot. Most often, comfortable weather is observed in the summer months. The formation of stable snow cover is noted in the second decade of December. Rainfall 550 mm per year.Природа Ровенської області / За ред. К.І. Геренчука. – Львів: Вища школа, 1976. – 156 с. Retrieved 25 June 2025
The and the Rivne Nature Reserve are located on the territory of the district.
Communities of the district Number of settlements 168. Number of cities – 2 (Sarny and Dubrovytsia). The district includes 11 territorial communities. The territories of the district include Berezivska rural, Vyrivska rural, Vysotska rural, Dubrovytska urban, Klesivska rural, Mylyatska rural, Nemovytska rural, Rokytnivska rural, Sarnenska urban, Starosilska rural, Stepanska rural territorial communities.
Economy of the district The district grows grain and industrial crops, mainly rye and potatoes. The district has only 20% of agricultural land. Livestock breeding is represented by cattle and pig breeding.Соціально-економічне становище Сарненського району 2020 року. Retrieved 25 June 2025 The district's industries include logging and woodworking, mining (granite, gabbro, amber mining), food and light industry.Національний атлас України, с.126 Retrieved 25 June 2025 The largest industrial city is Sarny, which has enterprises of machine building, food and light industry. There is a glass factory in Rokytno. Black-smoked ceramics are produced in Rokytno.
In order to promote the development of partnership relations, Partnership Cooperation Agreements were signed between the Sarny City Council and the municipalities of Nowy Dwor-Gdański (Republic of Poland), Gmina Długolenko (Republic of Poland), and Hennef (Federal Republic of Germany).Паспорт Сарненської міської територіальної громади. Сарненська міська територіальна громада (in ua). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 25 June 2025
Transport The national highway of Ukraine pass through Sarny Raion European route E373 ( Lublin - Kovel - Kyiv). This road passes through Sarny. Railways through the district run to Kovel and Kyiv.Постанова Кабінету Міністрів України від 30 січня 2019 року № 55 «Про затвердження переліку автомобільних доріг загального користування державного значення» Retrieved 25 June 2025
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Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4. Коротун І.М., Коротун Л.К. Географія Рівненської області. – Рівне, 1996. – 274 с
External links rv.gov.ua