title: Polissia Okruha
text: # Polissia Okruha
  
  Polissia Okruha (Ukrainian: Поліська округа, romanized: Poliska okruha) was an administrative division of the Ukrainian State (Ukraine) that was created on August 14, 1918 by the resolution of the Council of Ministries. The okruha was governed by a starosta from Mozyr (today Belarus). The territory was named after its historical location Polesia (Polissia in Ukrainian).
  
  ## Subdivisions
  
  * Mozyr County
  * Richytsia County
  * Pinsk County
  * Slutsk County (southern part)
  * Bobruisk County (southern part)
  