Uzhhorod Raion
Ужгородський район
Raion
Flag of Uzhhorod Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Uzhhorod Raion
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
Admin. centerUzhhorod
Subdivisions14 hromadas
Area
[1]
 • Total2,360 km2 (910 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total255,000
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
88000
Area code380-XXXX
Websiterada-uzhgorod.gov.ua

Uzhhorod Raion (Ukrainian: Ужгородський район; Hungarian: Ungvári járás) is one of the raions (districts) of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Uzhhorod. Over 30% of population in the raion speak the Hungarian language according to the latest census. Population: 255,000 (2022 estimate).[2]

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast was reduced to six, and the area of Uzhhorod Raion was significantly expanded.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 71,640 (2020 est.).[5]

Some Romanians live in this raion. They live more precisevly in the area of Poroshkovo and are known in Romanian as volohi.[6]

Names

There are several alternative names used for this raion: Hungarian: Ungvári járás, Slovak: Užhorodský rajón, German: Rajon Uschhorod, Romanian: Raionul Ujhorod, Rusyn: Ужгородьскый район, Russian: Ужгородский район.

Administrative divisions

The raion contains 14 hromadas:[7]

  • Baranyntsi rural hromada, with its center in Baranyntsi
  • Velykyi Bereznyi settlement hromada, with its center in Velykyi Bereznyi
  • Velyka Dobron rural hromada, with its center in Velyka Dobron
  • Dubrynychi-Maliy Bereznyi rural hromada, with its center in Dubrynychi
  • Kostryna rural hromada, with its center in Kostryna
  • Onokivtsi rural hromada, with its center in Onokivtsi
  • Perechyn urban hromada, with its center in Perechyn
  • Serednie settlement hromada, with its center in Serednie
  • Stavne rural hromada, with its center in Stavne
  • Siurte rural hromada, with its center in Siurte
  • Turi Remety rural hromada, with its center in Turi Remety
  • Kholmok rural hromada, with its center in Kholmok
  • Chop urban hromada, with its center in Chop
  • Uzhhorod urban hromada, coterminous with the city Uzhhorod

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ostapenko, Pavlo (Павло Остапенко), ed. (2020). Атлас адміністративно-територіального устрою України: Новий районний поділ та територіальні громади: 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian) (2nd ed.). Київ: Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України; Товариство дослідників України.
  2. 1 2 Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Нові райони: карти + склад. Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Peiu, Petrisor (2 February 2020). "Și ei sunt români. Și ei sunt ai noștri. Și ei au nevoie de România". Ziare.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Кількість територіальних громад. Ужгородський район. Децентралізація".

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