Mukachevo Raion
Мукачівський район | |
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Coordinates: 48°28′11.61″N 22°45′46.36″E / 48.4698917°N 22.7628778°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Established | 9 November 1953 |
Admin. center | Mukachevo |
Subdivisions | 13 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Ivan Mihailo |
Area | |
• Total | 2,054 km2 (793 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 251,145 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 89620—89677 |
Area code | +380-3131 |
Website | mukachevo-rada |
Mukachevo Raion (Ukrainian: Мукачівський район, Hungarian: Munkácsi járás) is a raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Mukachevo is the administrative center of the raion. Its population is 251,145 (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, and the area of Mukachevo Raion was significantly expanded.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 99,518 (2020 est.).[5]
There are several alternative names used for this raion: Hungarian: Munkácsi járás, German: Rajon Mukatschewe, Russian: Мукачевский район, Slovak: Mukačevský rajón.
Residents in seven villages of the raion have the option to learn the Hungarian language in a school or home school environment.[6]