Rakhiv Raion

Rakhiv Raion
Рахівський район (Ukrainian)
Raionul Rahău (Romanian)
Raion
Flag of Rakhiv Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Rakhiv Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°3′24.72″N 24°11′48.35″E / 48.0568667°N 24.1967639°E / 48.0568667; 24.1967639Coordinates: 48°3′24.72″N 24°11′48.35″E / 48.0568667°N 24.1967639°E / 48.0568667; 24.1967639
Country  Ukraine
Region Zakarpattia Oblast
Established 1945
Admin. center Rakhiv
Subdivisions
Area
  Total 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi)
Population
  Total 91,557
  Density 48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code 380-3132
Website http://rakhiv.adm.org.ua/ Rakhiv Raion

Rakhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Рахівський район, Romanian: Raionul Rahău) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rakhiv. Population: 91,557(2013 est.)[1].

Administrative division

Romanian is since September 2012 a regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it will now be used in the towns administrative office work and documents.[2] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.[2]

City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945)

Urban-type settlements:

Villages:

Note: Hungarian name of places are given in parenthesis at first. Slovakian name of ones were valid between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945.

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