Uzhhorod Raion

Uzhhorod Raion (Ukrainian: Ужгородський район, Hungarian: 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: 255,000 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Uzhhorod Raion Ужгородський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia
Admin. center	Uzhhorod
Subdivisions	14 hromadas
Area [1]
• Total	2,360 km2 (910 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	255,000
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	88000
Area code	380-XXXX
Website	rada-uzhgorod.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 Uzhhorod Raion was significantly expanded.^[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 71,640 (2020 est.).^[5]

Some Romanians live in this raion. They live more precisevly in the area of Poroshkovo and are known in Romanian as volohi.^[6]

Names

There are several alternative names used for this raion: Hungarian: Ungvári járás, Slovak: Užhorodský rajón, German: Rajon Uschhorod, Romanian: Raionul Ujhorod, Rusyn: Ужгородьскый район, Russian: Ужгородский район.

Administrative divisions

The raion contains 14 hromadas:^[7]

• Baranyntsi rural hromada [uk], with its center in Baranyntsi [uk]
• Velykyi Bereznyi settlement hromada [uk], with its center in Velykyi Bereznyi
• Velyka Dobron rural hromada [uk], with its center in Velyka Dobron
• Dubrynychi-Maliy Bereznyi rural hromada [uk], with its center in Dubrynychi [uk]
• Kostryna rural hromada [uk], with its center in Kostryna [uk]
• Onokivtsi rural hromada [uk], with its center in Onokivtsi
• Perechyn urban hromada [uk], with its center in Perechyn
• Serednie settlement hromada [uk], with its center in Serednie
• Stavne rural hromada [uk], with its center in Stavne
• Siurte rural hromada [uk], with its center in Siurte [uk]
• Turi Remety rural hromada [uk], with its center in Turi Remety
• Kholmok rural hromada [uk], with its center in Kholmok [uk]
• Chop urban hromada, with its center in Chop
• Uzhhorod urban hromada, coterminous with the city Uzhhorod

See also

• Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast