Uzhhorod Raion Explained

Uzhhorod Raion (uk|Ужгородський район, hu|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:

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.^{[2] [3]} The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was

Some Romanians live in this raion. They live more precisevly in the area of Poroshkovo and are known in Romanian as Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: volohi.^[4]

Names

There are several alternative names used for this raion: hu|Ungvári járás, sk|Užhorodský rajón, de|Rajon Uschhorod, ro|Raionul Ujhorod, rue|Ужгородьскый район, ru|Ужгородский район.

Administrative divisions

The raion contains 14 hromadas:^[5]

• , with its center in
• , with its center in Velykyi Bereznyi
• , with its center in Velyka Dobron
• , with its center in
• , with its center in
• , with its center in Onokivtsi
• , with its center in Perechyn
• , with its center in Serednie
• , with its center in
• , with its center in
• , with its center in Turi Remety
• , with its center in
• Chop urban hromada, with its center in Chop
• Uzhhorod urban hromada, coterminous with the city Uzhhorod

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast

References

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Notes and References

1. Book: https://www.minregion.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/atlas_novogo_atu_2020.pdf . 2020 . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України; Товариство дослідників України . Ostapenko . Pavlo (Павло Остапенко) . 2nd . Київ . uk . uk:Атлас адміністративно-територіального устрою України: Новий районний поділ та територіальні громади: 2020.
2. News: 18 July 2020 . uk:Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ. . uk . http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466 . 3 October 2020 . uk:Голос України.
3. Web site: 17 July 2020 . uk:Нові райони: карти + склад . https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ . 15 April 2022 . uk . uk:Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
4. News: Peiu . Petrisor . 2 February 2020 . Și ei sunt români. Și ei sunt ai noștri. Și ei au nevoie de România . ro . Ziare.com . 16 April 2022.
5. Web site: Кількість територіальних громад. Ужгородський район. Децентралізація.