Zakarpattia Oblast

Zakarpattia Oblast
Закарпатська область / Sakarpatska oblast
Basic data
Oblast center :	Uzhhorod
Official languages :	Ukrainian , regionally also Hungarian
Residents :	1,256,900 (2014)
Population density :	98.37 inhabitants per km²
in cities :	%
Area :	12,777 km²
KOATUU :	2100000000
License plate :	AO, KO
Administrative division
Rajons :	6th
Cities :	0
managed by Oblast:	{{{CitiesO}}}
administered by Rajon:	{{{CitiesR}}}
Urban-type settlements :	19th
Villages:	579
Contact
Address:	пл. Народна 4 88008 м. Uzhgorod
Website:	Official website
map
Statistical information

The Zakarpattia Oblast (also Sakarpattja Oblast ; Ukrainian Закарпатська область Sakarpatska oblast ; Russian Закарпатская область Sakarpatskaja oblast ) is an administrative unit of Ukraine in the far west of the country. It has around 1.26 million inhabitants (2014). The oblast includes the historical region of Carpathian Ukraine . The capital is Uzhhorod , another important city is Mukachevo .

The densely populated Carpathian Ukraine was long disputed between the then Czechoslovakia , to which it belonged in the interwar period , Hungary and the Ukraine and the Soviet Union . The majority of the population of Carpathian Ukraine is made up of Russians .

geography

In the west the oblast borders on Slovakia and Hungary , in the south on Romania . In the mountainous north, the Polish Eastern Carpathians ( Bieszczady ) border on a small piece , followed by the oblasts of Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk . The most important traffic connections run through the oblast in mountain passes over the Carpathian Mountains from Ukraine to southern Europe.

history

The oblast was officially founded by a ukase on January 22, 1946 as part of the Ukrainian SSR and was initially divided into 13 okrugs ; these were converted in 1953 into Rajons of the same name . Since 1991 the oblast has been an integral part of today's Ukraine. As part of the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, the number of Rajons was reduced to 6.

See also : History of Carpathian Ukraine  and Soviet Annexation of Carpathian Ukraine

Administrative division

The Zakarpattia Oblast has been administratively divided into 6 Rajons since 2020.

German name	Ukrainian name	Administrative center
Berehove district	Берегівський район Berehiwskyj rajon	Berehove
Khust district	Хустський район Chustskyj rajon	Chust
Mukachevo Raion	Мукачівський район Mukachivskyj rajon	Mukachevo
Rakhiv Raion	Рахівський район Rakhivskyj rajon	Rakhiv
Tyachiv Raion	Тячівський район Tjachivskyj rajon	Tyachiv
Uzhhorod Raion	Ужгородський район Uzhhorodskyj rajon	Uzhhorod

It was previously divided into 13 Rajons, plus five cities that were directly subordinate to the Oblast administration: Berehove , Chop , Khust , Mukachevo and the administrative center of the Oblast, Uzhhorod.

Overview map

Uzhhorod Oblast Administration

German name	Ukrainian name	Administrative center
Berehove district	Берегівський район Berehiwskyj rajon	Berehove (city)
Khust district	Хустський район Chustskyj rajon	Khust (city)
Irshava district	Іршавський район Irschawskyj rajon	Irschawa (city)
Mishhirja Rajon	Міжгірський район Mishhirskyj rajon	Mishhirja (urban-type settlement)
Mukachevo Raion	Мукачівський район Mukachivskyj rajon	Mukachevo (city)
Perechyn district	Перечинський район Perechynskyj rajon	Perechyn ( city )
Rakhiv Raion	Рахівський район Rakhivskyj rajon	Rakhiv (city)
Svalyava Raion	Свалявський район Svaljawskyj rajon	Swalyava (city)
Tyachiv Raion	Тячівський район Tjachivskyj rajon	Tyachiv (city)
Uzhhorod Raion	Ужгородський район Uzhhorodskyj rajon	Uzhhorod (city)
Velykyi Berezny district	Великоберезнянський район Velykoberesnjanskyj rajon	Velykyj Bereznyj (urban-type settlement)
Wolovets Raion	Воловецький район Wolowetskyj rajon	Volovets (urban-type settlement)
Vynohradiv district	Виноградівський район Vynohradivskyj rajon	Vynohradiv (city)

Biggest cities

Access from the direction of Ivano-Frankivsk on the R 03 road at the Jablunyzkyj pass , 931 m above sea level (Kronstadt level)

city	Ukrainian name	Russian name	Resident January 1, 2006
Uzhhorod	Uzhgorod	Uzhgorod	116,718
Mukachevo	Мукачево	Мукачево	82,600
Chust	Хуст	Хуст	28,698
Vynohradiv	Виноградів	Виноградов	25,556
Berehove	Берегове	Берегово	25,260
Svyava	Свалява	Свалява	16,867
Rakhiv	Рахів	Рахов	15,117

Demographics

Population development

1989	1990	1995	1998	2001	2005	2008	2012	2014
1,252,300	1,258,100	1,288,100	1,276,000	1,261,300	1,248,486	1,242,606	1,250,759	1,256,900

nationality	Residents	1989 (%)	2001 (%)	Change (%)
Ukrainians	1.010.100	78.4	80.5	+ 3.4%
Hungary	151,500	12.5	12.1	−2.7%
Romanians	32,100	2.4	2.6	+ 9.0%
Russians	31,000	4.0	2.5	−37.3%
Roma	14,000	1.0	1.1	+ 15.4%
Slovaks	5,600	0.6	0.5	−22.3%
German	3,500	0.3	0.3	+ 3.0%

native language	2001 (%)
Ukrainian	81.0
Hungarian	12.7
Russian	2.9
Romanian	2.6
Romani	> 0.2
Slovak	> 0.2
German	> 0.1

Web links

Commons : Zakarpattia Oblast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Current maps of the area (Ukrainian labeling)
• “Everything about Transcarpathia”, multilingual
• Literature list on Transcarpathia, in German
• Overview page for the oblast (Ukrainian)
• Map of the Oblast (Ukrainian labeling)
• Carpathian dictionary words

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2012/12/21/1074603.html
4. ↑ Державна служба статистики України. Retrieved October 23, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Указ Президиума ВС СССР от January 22, 1946 об образовании Закарпатской области в составе УкраинскоВа ССитекой. Retrieved October 23, 2017 (Russian). 
6. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
7. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
8. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
9. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Zakarpattia/