Perechyn Raion

Perechyn Raion (Ukrainian: Перечинський район; Rusyn: Перечинскый район; Romanian: Raionul Perecin) was a raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Perechyn. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Uzhhorod Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast to six.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 31,688 (2020 est.)^[3]

Perechyn Raion Перечинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°44′17.67″N 22°28′50.21″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zakarpattia Oblast
Established	1947
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Perechyn
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 24 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	631 km2 (244 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	31,688
• Density	50.2/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	380-3264
Website	http://perechyn.adm.org.ua/

A Romanian community, known as volohi in Romanian, also inhabited this raion, more specifically in the area of the village of Poroshkovo.^[4]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast