Rakhiv Raion (; ; ) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rakhiv. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast was reduced to six.[ Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ./ Голос України. Retrieved 2020-10-03 ]
Administrative division
Number of settlements 26. Number of cities ― 1. Rakhiv Raion includes 4
Hromada.
City: Rakhiv (Rahó, Rachov between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945)
Urban-type settlements:
-
Kobyletska Poliana (Gyertyánliget, Poľana Kobilská)
-
Velykyi Bychkiv (Nagybocskó, Veľký Bočkov)
-
Yasinia (Kőrösmező, Jasyna)
Villages:
-
Bilyn (Bilin, Bilina)
-
Bila Tserkva (Tiszafejéregyház, Bilá Cirkev)
-
Bohdan (Tiszabogdány, Bila Tisa)
-
Breboia (Bértelek, Preboja)
-
Chorna Tysa (Feketetisza, Mogelki (between 1920–1938), Černá Tisa (1944–1945))
-
Dilove (Terebesfejérpatak, Trebušany)
-
Dobrik (Dobrikdülő, Dobrik)
-
Hoverla (Hóvár, Hoverla)
-
Khmeliv (Komlós, Chmely)
-
Kosivska Poliana (Kaszómező, Kosovská Poľana)
-
Kostylivka (Barnabás, Berlebaš)
-
Kruhlyi (Körtelep, Kruhlý)
-
Kvasy (Tiszaborkút, Kvásy)
-
Lazeshchyna (Mezőhát, Lazeština)
-
Luhy (Láposmező, Luhy)
-
Luh (Tizsalonka, Luh)
-
Plaiuts (Plajuc, Gandal)
-
Rosishka (Rászócska, Rosuška)
-
Roztoky (Nyilas, Rostoka)
-
Sitnyi (Szitni, Sitný)
-
Serednie Vodiane (Középapsa, Stredná Apša)
-
Stebnyi (Dombhát, Stebna)
-
Strymba (Almáspatak, Strimba)
-
Trostianets (Trosztyanec, Trsťenec)
-
Verkhnie Vodiane (Felsőapsa, Vyšná Apša)
-
Vilkhovatyi (Kiscserjés, Vilchovatý)
-
Vodytsia (Kisapsa, Apšica)
-
Vydrychka (Vidráspatak, Vydryčka)
Note: Hungarian name of places are given in parentheses at first. Slovakian name of ones were valid between 1920–1938 and 1944–1945.
Geography
Rakhiv Raion is located in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. In the north of the district there are the
Gorgany, in the west -
Svydovets, in the northeast -
Chornohora, in the south - Rakhiv Mountains. In the Chornohora massif, the highest peak of Ukraine is located -
Hoverla (2061 m above sea level). The relief of the highlands shows signs of ancient glaciation -
cirque and
U-shaped valley.
[Заставний Ф. Д. Географія України. У 2-х кн. / Ред. M. П. Паpцeй. – Львів: Світ, 1994. – 472 с. Retrieved 2025-06-29][Інженерно-геоморфологічний аналіз Карпатського регіону України / Г. І. Рудько, Я. С. Кравчук; Львів. нац. ун-т ім. І.Франка. — Л., 2002. — 172 c. — Бібліогр.: с. 168—170. Retrieved 2025-06-29]
The area of the district is 1 845.2 km2.
The climate in Rakhiv district is moderately continental. The average temperature in January is -4.8 °C, in July - +18.0 °C, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C. The average annual precipitation is 1212 mm, the maximum of which falls on June-July. With increasing altitude above sea level, the air temperature decreases and the amount of precipitation increases.
One of the largest tributaries of the Danube, the Tisza, originates in the Rakhiv District. 82 mineral water springs have also been explored in the district.[Запотоцький С.П., Брайчевський Ю.С., Галаган О.О. та ін. Рахівський район: природа, населення, господарство : навч.-метод. посіб. із професійно орієнтованої практики / за ред. Я.Б. Олійника. 2015 Retrieved 2025-06-29]
Rakhiv Raion includes the deposits: gold, dolomite, marble, Mineral water.[Національний атлас України, с. 127 Retrieved 2025-06-29]
The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is located in the Rakhiv district. The unique virgin forests and high-altitude meadows of this reserve belong to the most valuable ecosystems on the planet and are part of the UNESCO International Network of Biosphere Reserves. This territory is home to large predators such as the bear, wolf, and lynx.
Demographics
In the 2001 census, the population of Rakhiv Raion was 90,900 which included:
-
83.8% Ukrainians (76,200)
-
3.2% Hungarians (2,900)
-
11.6% Romanians (10,500)
-
0.8% Russians (800)
According to the 2001 census, the majority of the Rahău district's population spoke Ukrainian (84.63%), with Romanian (11.59%) and Hungarian (2.48%) speakers in the minority.
See also
-
Administrative divisions of Zakarpattia Oblast
Bibliography
-
Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4.
-
Географічна енциклопедія України : у / редкол.: О. М. Маринич (відповід. ред.) та ін. — К., 1989—1993. — 33 000 екз. — ISBN 5-88500-015-8.
-
Воропай, Л.І., Куниця, М.О. (1966). Українські Карпати: Фізико-географічний нарис. Київ : Радянська школа, 167.
External links
