Subdivision of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Rakhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Рахівський район, Romanian: Raionul Rahău, Hungarian: Rahói járás) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rakhiv. Population: 82,034 (2022 estimate).[2]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast was reduced to six.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 92,543 (2020 est.).[5]
Administrative division
City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945)
Urban-type settlements:
Villages:
- Bilyn (Bilin, Bilina)
- Bila 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 parentheses at first. Slovakian name of ones were valid between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945.
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the population of Rakhiv Raion was 90,900 which included:[6][7]
- 83.8% Ukrainians (76,200)
- 3.2% Hungarians (2,900)
- 11.6% Romanians (10,500)
- 0.8% Russians (800)
According to the 2001 census, the majority of the Rahău district's population spoke Ukrainian (84.63%), with Romanian (11.59%) and Hungarian (2.48%) speakers in the minority.[8]
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