Zakarpattia Oblast
Encyclopedia : Z : ZA : ZAK : Zakarpattia Oblast
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| Capital>Administrative center | Uzhhorod | ||||
| Governor | Oleh Havashi (?) | ||||
| Oblast>Oblast council - Chairperson - Council seats | ? (?) ? | ||||
| Raions City raions City>Cities Towns Villages | 13 5 10 19 579 | ||||
| Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) | Ranked 23rd 12,777 km² ? km² ? km² (?%) | ||||
| Population - Total (2006) - Density - Annual Growth | Ranked ? 1,241,887 98/km² ?% | ||||
| Average Salary (?) - Annual Growth | List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by salary>Ranked ? $? ?% | ||||
| Abbreviations - Ukrainian postal codes>Postal code - ISO 3166-2 - FIPS 10-4 region code - Phone code | ? [[ISO 3166-2:UA [[List of FIPS region codes (S-U)#UP: Ukraine +380-31 | ||||
| Web site | [www.carpathia.gov.ua] | ||||
The earlier history of the area is elaborated at Carpathian Ruthenia, a former name for the geographic region.
Geography
The area of the oblast is 12,800 km².History
Zakarpattia was part of Austria-Hungary until the latter's demise at the end of World War I. It then joined the newly formed Czechoslovakia, of which it formed one of the main regions, the others being Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. During the World War II Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, the region was awarded to Hungary under the First Vienna Award, becoming one of its 'highland' territories. After the Soviet "liberation", Zakarpattia was annexed by the Soviet Union and became part of the Ukrainian SSR. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, it became part of independent Ukraine as the Zakarpattia Oblast.
Territorial Claims
There were suggestions prior to 1993 of the region rejoining Czechoslovakia, but this issue has been made largely superfluous with the latter's break-up.Population
The current estimated population is 1.2 million people (as of 2004).Although ethnic Ukrainians are in majority here (80.5%) [link], other ethnic groups are relatively numerous in Zakarpattia. The largest of these are Hungarians (12.1%), Romanians (2.6%), Russians (2.5%), Roma (1.1%), Slovaks (0.5%) and Germans (0.3%). Their languages and culture are respected by the provision of school education, clubs etc in their respective languages. Zakarpattia is home to approximately 14,000 ethnic Roma (otherwise known as Gypsies), the largest population of Roma in Ukraine). The first Hungarian College in Ukraine is in Berehovo, the II. Rákoczi Ferenc College. The Rusyn people living in Ukraine are not recognised as a distinct nation but rather as an ethnic group of Ukrainians. About 10,100 people (0.8%) identify themselves as Rusyns acoording to the last census [link].
Economy
Zakarpattia's economy depends mostly on trans-border trade, vinery and forestry.Subdivisions
The Zakarpattia Oblast is subdivided into 13 raions (administrative districts), and 5 of its cities are designated as separate raions within the oblast.
The districts of the Zakarpattia Oblast include:
Berehove City
Berehivsky Raion
Chop City
Irshavsky Raion
Khust City
Khustsky Raion
Mizhhirsky Raion
Mukacheve City
Mukachivsky Raion
Perechynsky Raion
Rakhivsky Raion
Svaliavsky Raion
Tiachivsky Raion
Uzhhorod City
Uzhhorodsky Raion
Gallery
See also
- Subdivisions of Ukraine
- Carpathian Ruthenia
- Ruthenians and Ukrainians in Czechoslovakia (1918-1938)
- Carpatho-Ukraine
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| Subdivisions of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Raions: |
Berehove City |
Berehivsky Raion |
Chop City |
Irshavsky Raion |
Khust City |
Khustsky Raion |
Mizhhirsky Raion |
Mukacheve City |
Mukachivsky Raion |
Perechynsky Raion |
Rakhivsky Raion |
Svaliavsky Raion |
Tiachivsky Raion |
Uzhhorod City |
Uzhhorodsky Raion
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| Cities: |
Berehove |
Chop |
Irshava |
Khust |
Mukacheve |
Rakhiv |
Svaliava |
Tiachiv |
Uzhhorod |
Vynohradiv
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| Towns: |
Mizhhiria |
Perechyn
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| Villages: | |||
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