Rakhiv Raion ( uk, Рахівський район, ro, Raionul Rahău, hu, Rahói járás) is a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
in
Zakarpattia Oblast
The Zakarpattia Oblast ( uk, Закарпатська область, Zakarpatska oblast) is an administrative oblast located in western Ukraine, mostly coterminous with the historical region of Carpathian Ruthenia. Its administrative centre is ...
in western
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
. Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is
Rakhiv. Population:
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 Rakhiv Raion was significantly expanded.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Administrative division
City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945)
Urban-type settlements:
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Kobyletska Poliana
Kobyletska Poliana ( uk, Кобилецька Поляна; hu, Kabola Polyána before 1899 or hu, Gyertyánliget after 1899; yi, פּאליען-קאבילצקי, russian: Кобылецкая Поляна, sk, Kobylecká Poľana) is an urban- ...
(Gyertyánliget, Poľana Kobilská)
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Velykyi Bychkiv
Velykyi Bychkiv ( uk, Вели́кий Бичкі́в; rue, Великый Бичкôв; hu, Nagybocskó, Nagybocska; ro, Bocicoiu Mare; cs, Velký Bočkov; sk, Veľký Bočkov, Bočková) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (distri ...
(Nagybocskó, Veľký Bočkov)
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Yasinia
Yasinia ( uk, Ясіня, hu, Körösmező, sk, Jasiňa) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine. Population: .
It was the site of the Hutsul Republic after World War I, and the birthplace of several pr ...
(Kőrösmező, Jasyna)
Villages:
*Bilyn (Bilin, Bilina)
*Bila Tserkva (Tiszafejéregyház, Bilá Cirkev)
*Bohdan (Tiszabogdány, Bila Tisa)
*Breboia (Bértelek, Preboja)
*Chorna Tysa (Feketetisza, Mogelki (between 1920–1938), Černá Tisa (1944–1945))
*Dilove (Terebesfejérpatak, Trebušany)
*Dobrik (Dobrikdülő, Dobrik)
*Hoverla (Hóvár, Hoverla)
*Khmeliv (Komlós, Chmely)
*Kosivska Polyana (Kaszómező, Kosovská Poľana)
*Kostylivka (Barnabás, Berlebaš)
*Kruhlyy (Körtelep, Kruhlý)
*Kvasy (Tiszaborkút, Kvásy)
*Lazeshchyna (Mezőhát, Lazeština)
*Lugi (Láposmező, Luhy)
*Luh (Tizsalonka, Luh)
*Plaiuts (Plajuc, Gandal)
*Rosishka (Rászócska, Rosuška)
*Roztoky (Nyilas, Rostoka)
*Sitnyi (Szitni, Sitný)
*Sredneye Vodyanoye (Középapsa, Stredná Apša)
*Stebnev (Dombhát, Stebna)
*Strymba (Almáspatak, Strimba)
*Trostianets (Trosztyanec, Trsťenec)
*Verkhneye Vodyanoye (Felsőapsa, Vyšná Apša)
*Vilkhovatyy (Kiscserjés, Vilchovatý)
*Voditsa (Kisapsa, Apšica)
*Vydrychka (Vidráspatak, Vydryčka)
Note: Hungarian name of places are given in parenthesis at first. Slovakian name of ones were valid between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945.
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the population of Rakhiv Raion was 90,900 which included:
* 83.8% Ukrainians (76,200)
* 3.2% Hungarians (2,900)
* 11.6% Romanians (10,500)
* 0.8% Russians (800)
See also
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Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast is subdivided into districts (''raions'') which are subdivided into territorial communities (''hromadas'').
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to six. These are:
# Berehove (Берегівський р ...
References
External links
rakhiv.adm.org.ua
Raions of Zakarpattia Oblast
1945 establishments in Ukraine
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