Uzhhorod Raion

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]

Uzhhorod Raion Ужгородський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Admin. center	Uzhhorod
Subdivisions	14 hromadas
Area [1]
• Total	2,360 km2 (910 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	255,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	88000
Area code	380-XXXX
Website	rada-uzhgorod.gov.ua

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

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast

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. 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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