Tiachiv Raion

Tiachiv Raion (Ukrainian: Тячівський район, Romanian: Raionul Teceu, Hungarian: Técsői járás) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Tiachiv. Population: 183,756 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Tiachiv Raion Тячівський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°1′10.8″N 23°34′4.52″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Established	1946
Admin. center	Tiachiv
Subdivisions	10 hromadas
Area [1]
• Total	1,869.5 km2 (721.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	183,756
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	380-3134
Website	tyachiv-rda.gov.ua

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 Tiachiv Raion was significantly expanded. ^[3][4]

Administrative division

Number of settlements 64. Number of cities ― 1. Tiachiv Raion includes 10 territorial communities. ^[5]

The raion has one city: Tiachiv, and five urban-type settlements: Bushtyno, Dubove, Solotvyno, Teresva and Ust-Chorna.^[6]

Geography

Tiachiv Raion is located in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians: in the south ― Volcanic Range, the Polonyn Range, in the north ― the southern slopes of the Gorgany. The relief of the highlands shows signs of ancient glaciation - cirque and trough valleys.^[7][8]

The area of the Tiachiv Raion is 1873.89 km^2[5]

The climate in Tiachiv Raion is moderately continental. The average temperature in January is -4.8 °C, in July - +18.0 °C, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C. The average annual precipitation is 1300 mm, the maximum of which falls on June-July. With increasing altitude above sea level, the air temperature decreases and the amount of precipitation increases.^[9]

The district is located on the right bank of the Tisza River (Danube basin).^[10]

Located in the Tiachiv Raion, the Romania Cave is the largest karst cave in the Zakarpattia Oblast.^[11][12]

Rakhiv Raion includes the deposits: natural gas, granite, rock salt, marble, mineral waters.^[13][14]

The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is located in the Tiachiv Raion. The unique virgin forests and high-altitude meadows of this reserve belong to the most valuable ecosystems on the planet and are part of the UNESCO International Network of Biosphere Reserves. This territory is home to such large predators as the bear, wolf, and lynx.^[15]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the majority of the population of the Teceu district spoke Ukrainian (83.52%), with Romanian (12.45%), Hungarian (2.76%) and Russian (1.06%) speakers in the minority.^[16] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 175,048 (2020 est.).^[17][18]

Romanian became in September 2012 a regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it was allowed to be used in the towns administrative office work and documents.^[19] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.^[19] The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on 28 February 2018 ruled this legislation unconstitutional.^[20]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast

Bibliography

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• Воропай, Л.І., Куниця, М.О. (1966). Українські Карпати: Фізико-географічний нарис. Київ : Радянська школа, 167.