Tiachiv Raion (Ukrainian: Тячівський район, Romanian: Raionul Teceu, Hungarian: Técsői járás) is a raion in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Tiachiv. Population: 184,532 (2021 est.)[2]
Tiachiv Raion
Тячівський район | |
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Coordinates: 48°1′10.8″N 23°34′4.52″E | |
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Region | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Established | 1946 |
Admin. center | Tiachiv |
Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
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• Total | 1,869.5 km2 (721.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 184,532 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Area code | 380-3134 |
Website | tyachiv-rda |
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 Tiachiv Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 175,048 (2020 est.)[5]
Romanian became in September 2012 a regional language in the village of Bila Tserkva; meaning it was allowed to be used in the towns administrative office work and documents.[6] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.[6] The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on 28 February 2018 ruled this legislation unconstitutional.[7]
The raion has one city: Tiachiv, and five urban-type settlements: Bushtyno, Dubove, Solotvyno, Teresva and Ust-Chorna.[8]
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Administrative center: Uzhhorod | ||
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