Irshava Raion (Ukrainian: Іршавський район, Irshavskiy rayon) was a raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast in the westernmost corner of Ukraine. The only city and the administrative center was Irshava. Irshava Raion was situated on the foothills on the Carpathian Mountains. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Khust Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast to six..[1][2] Also some parts of it went to Berehove and Mukachevo districts. The last estimate of the raion population was 100,294 (2020 est.)[3].
Irshavskyi Raion
Іршавський район | |
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| Coordinates: 48°19′12.61″N 23°1′54.16″E / 48.3201694°N 23.0317111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Established | 22 January 22 1946 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Irshava |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Maksim Mikhaylovich Khokhlov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 944.47 km2 (364.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 100,294 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 90100 - 90156 |
| Area code | 3144 |
| Website | carpathia.gov.ua |
Notable residents edit
- Viktor Pasulko (b. 1961), retired Ukrainian footballer and football manager, Soviet Top League winner in 1987 and 1989, UEFA Euro 1988 runner-up
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
External links edit
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- carpathia.gov.ua — Official website of Zakarpattia Oblast Administration (in Ukrainian and English)
- Verkhovna Rada website — Zakarpattia Oblast data
- all.zakarpattya.net — All about Zakarpattia (in English and Ukrainian)
- mukachevo.net — Zakarpattia Oblast informational portal (in Ukrainian)
- map.meta.ua — Digital map of Zakarpattia Oblast (in Ukrainian)
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