Borshchiv Raion (, translit. Borschivs’kyi raion) was a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion was Borshchiv. 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 Borshchiv Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was Subdivisions At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five hromadas: Bilche-Zolote rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Bilche-Zolote; Borshchiv urban hromada with the administration in Borshchiv; Ivane-Puste rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Ivane-Puste; Melnytsia-Podilska settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Melnytsia-Podilska; Skala-Podilska settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Skala-Podilska. Demographics In 2020, the district's population was . Of this, 19,621 were urban inhabitants (mostly concentrated in Borshchiv). Geography The territory of Borshchiv raion was 1,006 square kilometers (100,600 hectares). Villages There were 70 villages (selo) within the raion, 2 urban-type settlements and one city (misto) - Borshchiv. The major villages in Borshchiv district included: Names are given in Ukrainian followed by Polish and Russian names in brackets. Some of the villages listed below (those located to the southeast of Borshchiv), belonged administratively to the bordering Zalishchyky Raion. Babyntsi (Babińce / Babintsy) — 18 km south of Borshchiv. The name derives from the Ukrainian word "baba" (grandmother, woman). It was an old Rus fortified settlement with ramparts around it, which are preserved. Bedrykivtsi (Bedrykowce / Bedrikovtsy) — Is 34 km southwest of Borshchiv, in the Zalishchyky district, only 10 km north from Zalishchyky, on a minor river which is a tributary of the Seret / Dniester. The name derives from the Ukrainian word "bedro" (rib). The village is very old; it had a prehistoric settlement. It also has an old graveyard. Bilche-Zolote (Bilcze Złote / Bilche Zolotoye) — A village with a park of 1800 hectares (4448 acres) of which 11 hectares (27 acres) are planted with 400-year-old trees. Bilche Zolote is located some west of Borshchiv. The village is known for a significant Neolithic Cucuteni-Trypillian culture archaeological site dating back to the 4th millennium B.C., a small palace, and the large gypsum karst Verteba Cave, which was used in World War II as a hiding place for