Zakarpattia Oblast
Zakarpattia Oblast | |
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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.
Administrative division
The Zakarpattia Oblast has been administratively divided into 6 Rajons since 2020.
German name | Ukrainian name | Administrative center |
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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.
German name | Ukrainian name | Administrative center |
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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
city | Ukrainian name | Russian name | Resident January 1, 2006 |
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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
1989 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 |
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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 (%) |
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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 (%) |
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Ukrainian | 81.0 |
Hungarian | 12.7 |
Russian | 2.9 |
Romanian | 2.6 |
Romani | > 0.2 |
Slovak | > 0.2 |
German | > 0.1 |
Web links
- 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.rosbalt.ru/ukraina/2012/12/21/1074603.html
- ↑ Державна служба статистики України. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
- ↑ Указ Президиума ВС СССР от January 22, 1946 об образовании Закарпатской области в составе УкраинскоВа ССитекой. Retrieved October 23, 2017 (Russian).
- ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
- ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
- ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
- ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Zakarpattia/