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Hoshcha
Hoshcha is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine. The town serves as the administrative center of the Hoshcha Raion ( district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Its population was 5,121 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Hoshcha was first founded in 1152 and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.