Berehove

Berehove
Берегове
Beregszász
Flag of Berehove
Coat of arms of Berehove
Berehove is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Berehove
Berehove
Location of Berehove
Berehove is located in Ukraine
Berehove
Berehove
Berehove (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°12′20″N 22°38′50″E / 48.20556°N 22.64722°E / 48.20556; 22.64722
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionBerehove Raion
HromadaBerehove urban hromada
Incorporated1945
Government
 • MayorZoltán Babják [hu][1]
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
115 m (377 ft)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total23,325
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90200
Area code+380-3141
ClimateCfb
Websiteberegivska.gromada.org.ua

Berehove (Ukrainian: Берегове [ˈbɛreɦɔʋe]; Hungarian: Beregszász [ˈbɛrɛksaːs]) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated near the border with Hungary.

It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, and Hungarians constitute roughly half (a plurality) of its population.

The city serves as the administrative center of Berehove Raion. It has a population of 23,325 (2022 estimate).[2]

  1. ^ (in Ukrainian) In Berehove, Transcarpathia, the majority of the council was occupied by representatives of Hungarians, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 November 2020)
  2. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.