Rakhiv Raion

Rakhiv Raion Рахівський район (Ukrainian) Raionul Rahău (Romanian)
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°3′24.72″N 24°11′48.35″E / 48.0568667°N 24.1967639°ECoordinates: 48°3′24.72″N 24°11′48.35″E / 48.0568667°N 24.1967639°E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zakarpattia Oblast
Established	1945
Admin. center	Rakhiv
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 28 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,892 km^2 (731 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	92,446
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code	380-3132
Website	http://rakhiv.adm.org.ua/ Rakhiv Raion

Rakhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Рахівський район, Romanian: Raionul Rahău) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rakhiv. Population: 92,446 (2016 est.)^[1].

Administrative division

Romanian is since September 2012 a regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it will now be used in the towns administrative office work and documents.^[2] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.^[2]

City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945)

Urban-type settlements:

• Kobyletska Poliana (Gyertyánliget, Poľana Kobilská)
• Velykyi Bychkiv (Nagybocskó, Veľký Bočkov)
• Yasinia (Kőrösmező, Jasyna)

Villages:

• Bilyn (Bilin, Bilina)
• Bla 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.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. Romanian becomes regional language in Bila Tserkva in Zakarpattia region, Kyiv Post (24 September 2012)

External links

• rakhiv.adm.org.ua (Ukrainian)