Administrative arrangement
District center - City of Korets
50 settlements, incl.:
– 1 city
– 49 villages
Settlements are combined in:
- 25 rural councils
– 1 city council
Population
Total population - 32 949 people, incl.:
- urban population - 7 245 people
- rural population - 25 704 people
- population density - 47 people/km2
Agriculture
Main branches:
- cultivation of cereals and industrial crops
- meat and dairy cattle breeding
- vegetables and potatoes farming
Industry
Main branches:
— dairy production
— building materials production
— extraction and processing of decorative and rubble stone
Tourism and recreational potential
The tourism potential of the district is represented by a lot of religious buildings and structures of 17-19th centuries, including:
— St. Nicholas Church (19th century)
— Basilian monastery (18th century)
— Convent of the Holy Trinity (17th century)
A comprehensive route has been developed in the area, which includes visits to the following tourist centers of the district: Korets city, New Korets village, Koryst, Svitanok, Zastavia, Velyki Mezhyrichi, Dyven, Nevirkiv, Voronukha. This route at the request of the tourist group can be modified into: ecotourism, nostalgic, pilgrim-religious, cultural and educational.
In Korets district you can get a full range of tourist services. In the vicinity of the town of Korets there is a bilingual roadmap established as part of the Volyn Tourist project.
There are 2 green tourism farms in Korets district: Voronukha near the village of Schekychyn and the farmstaed of Tyshkevych V.V. in the village Storozhiv.
Basic social and economic indicators
Sold production of industry - 36 173.0 thousand UAH
Gross agricultural output – 146.1 thousand UAH
Foreign direct investment (FDI) – 57.5 thousand UAH
Construction output – 251,0 thousand UAH
Number of legal entities – 75
Number of private entrepreneurs – 807
Investment projects of the district
High-priority investment projects of the district are:
— restoration of the property complex «Velykomezhyritskyy fruit and vegetable dehydration plant» (Velyki Mezhyrychi village)
— construction of a plant for the ceramic products manufacture using local raw materials
— restoration of Hvizdivskyi granite quarry functioning (Hvizdiv village)
— industrial park creation
— construction of farms for cattle growing
— establishment of an industrial and commercial center «Korchyk»
— reconstruction of the resort complex «Koretz»
Natural-resources potential
Total district area is 72.0 thsd ha
Land resources:
— agricultural lands - 57.4 thsd ha
— built-up areas - 1.8 thsd ha
— total area of water bodies - 1.3 thsd ha
— forests and other wooden land - 10.2 thsd ha
Natural resources
— radon mineral waters
— building stone
— granite crushed stone
— rubble stone
— Migmatite crushed stone
— brick-tile raw materials
— clay and loam
— kaolin
— Granites suitable for the production of cladding
— peat
Average salary
Average salary in the district is - UAH 6 726.
Largest enterprises of the district
The largest and most numerous are the chemical, forestry and food processing enterprises:
— LLC «Monashynski syry»
— PE «Invest-Adam»
— PE «Uno Dor»
— PE «Bogdanovsky brickyard»
— LLC «Holding company «Nadra of Ukraine»
— LLC «Ukr-soia»
— LLC «Heat-Energy»
— LLC «Favoryt Agro»
— LLC «Poliskyi standart»
