Vynohradiv Raion (, , , , , , ) was 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 ...
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
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Its
administrative center
An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
was the city of
Vynohradiv
Vynohradiv (, ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in western Ukraine, in Zakarpattia Oblast. It was the center of Vynohradiv Raion and since 2020 it has been incorporated into Berehove Raion. Population:
Names
There are multiple alte ...
. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into
Berehove Raion
Berehove Raion (; ) is a raions of Ukraine, raion (district) in Zakarpattia Oblast, in the westernmost corner of Ukraine. The administrative center is Berehove. For many centuries the territory of the district was part of Bereg County. Population: ...
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 .
Gallery
File:Coa Hungary County Ugocsa (history).svg, Coat of arms of Hungarian Ugocsa County
Ugocsa was an administrative county (comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania () and western Ukraine (). The capital of the county was Nagyszőllős (now Vynohradiv, Ukr ...
File:Vynogradivskiy rayon gerb.png, Coat of arms of Ukrainian Vynohradiv Raion
See also
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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
External links
rajrada.sevlush.net
Former raions of Zakarpattia Oblast
1953 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform
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