Perechyn Raion (; ; ) was a
raion
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of
Zakarpattia Oblast
Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...
in western
Ukraine
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. Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
was
Perechyn
Perechyn (, ; ; ) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative centre of the former Perechyn Raion (district). It is now part of the Uzhhorod Raion. Today the population is
Names
There are several alternative names used f ...
. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into
Uzhhorod Raion
Uzhhorod Raion (, ) 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 Ukraini ...
on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast to six. The last estimate of the raion population was
A
Romanian
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**Romanians, an ethnic group
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community, known as in
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
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, also inhabited this raion, more specifically in the area of the village of
Poroshkovo.
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast is subdivided into districts (''Raions of Ukraine, raions'') which are subdivided into municipalities (''hromadas'').
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to six. These are:
# Berehove Raion, Berehove (Б ...
References
Former raions of Zakarpattia Oblast
1947 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform
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