Berehove Rayon

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Berehove Raion Берегівський район
Rayon
Flag Coat of arms of Berehove Raion Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Province	Zakarpattia Oblast
Established	November 9, 1953
Admin. center	Berehove
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — village councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 42 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Administration	Ihor Svyshcho
Area
• Total	635 km2 (245 sq mi)

Berehove Rayon (Ukrainian: Берегівський район|, Hungarian: Beregszászi járás) is a district (rayon) in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in the westernmost corner of Ukraine. The administrative center is Berehove, which does not belong to the raion and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. For many centuries the territory of the district was part of Bereg County. Population: Template:Ua-pop-est2013.

Location

The district covers 635 km² (245 sq mi) and composes about 5.5% territory of the region. It is located at the south-western portion of the region on the border with Hungary. The district also borders with such districts of the region as Mukachevo, Uzhhorod, Irshava, and Vynohradove.

Through the district flow three rivers Tisza, Borzhava, and Salva. Most of the territory is an open plain with some elevation at its north-eastern portion, closer to the Carpathian ridges.

Demographics

See also: Hungarians in Ukraine

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of Berehivskyi Raion is 54,614(as of 2004), which is about 4% of the Zakarpattia region population. About 50,000 reside in a rural area.

Although ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine are in majority here (76.1%), ethnic groups are relatively numerous in Berehove Raion. The largest of these are Ruthenians (18.8%), Russians (0.7%), Gypsies (4.1%).

Administrative division

The Berehove district (raion) consists of one town municipality and 30 rural municipalities, all of which also have their respective administrative councils (rada). The administrative center of the district is situated in the city of Berehovo which is not part of the district administration. The city of Berehovo was designated into a special city municipality of regional significance in 2001. Some of the municipalities of the district consist of several settlements, mostly rural.

Note that most of the settlements regained their original Hungarian names since the Ukrainian independence. Some settlements' names end with o, unlike within the Ukrainian grammar which requires ending e. Those names are traditional and in the local Ukrainian dialect.

Administrative center: Berehove

Town municipality: Batiovo

Towns and urban settlements
Name						Population
Ukrainian		Hungarian	Slovak	Russian
Ukrainian writing	transliteration			Russian writing	transliteration
Берегове or Береговo	Berehove or Berehovo	Beregszász	Berehovo	Берегово	Beregovo	24 580
Батьово	Batiovo	Bátyú	Baťovo	Батьёво	Batyovo	3046

• 42 villages out of which:
  • 30 communes or selsoviets as follows:

Comune
Name						Population
Ukrainian		Hungarian	Slovak	Russian
Ukrainian writing	transliteration			Russian writing	transliteration
Астей Between 1945-1991: Лужанка	Astei Between 1945-1991: Luzhanka	Asztély		Астей	Astei	677
Бадалово Before 1991: Бодолів	Badalovo Before 1991:Bodoliv	Badaló		Бадалово	Badalovo	1714
Батрадь	Batrad	Bótrágy		Батрадь	Batrad	1846
Бене Between 1945-1991: Добросілля	Bene Between 1945-1991: Dobrosillya	Bene		Бэнэ Between 1945-1991: Доброселье	Bene, Former name (1945-1991): Dobroselye	1409
Берегуйфалу	Berehuifalu Before 1991: Нове Село	Beregújfalu Before 1991: Nove Selo	Nove Selo	Берегуйфалу	Bereguifalu	1926
Боржава Former name: Велика Боржава	Borzhava Former name: Velyka Borshava	Nagyborzsova	Boršava	Боржава	Borzhava	1502
Четфалва Between 1945-1991: Четово	Chetfalva Between 1945-1991: Chetovo	Csetfalva		Четфалва	Chetfalva	755
Чома	Choma	Tiszacsoma		Чома	Choma	916
Дийда Former names: Дейда, Дідово	Dyida Former names: Deida, Didovo	Beregdéda		Дийда	Diida	2013
Галабор	Halabor	Halábor		Галабор	Galabor	752
Гать	Hat	Gát	Hať	Гать	Gat	3122
Геча	Hecha	Mezőgecse, Gecse		Геча	Gecha	1030
Гут Between 1945-1991: Гараздівка	Hut Between 1945-1991: Harazdivka	Gút		Гут	Gut	1353
Кідьош Between 1945-1991: Зміївка	Kidyosh Between 1945-1991: Zmiyvka	Kígyós		Кидёш Between 1945-1991: Змеевка	Kidyosh Between 1945-1991: Zmeyevka	895
Косонь Between 1945-1995: Косино	Koson Between 1945-1995: Kosyno	Mezőkaszony		Косонь Between 1945-1995: Косино	Koson Between 1945-1995: Kosino	2339
Квасово, Ква́сове́	Kvasovo, Kvasove	Kovászó		Квасово	Kvasovo	899
Мочола	Mochola	Macsola		Мочола	Mochola	675
Мужієво	Muzhiyevo	Nagymuzsaly	Mužjová	Мужиево	Muzhievo	2086
Нижні Ремети	Nyzhni Remety	Alsóremete		Нижние Реметы	Nizhnie Remety	865
Оросієво	Orosiyevo (Sárosoroszi)	Sárosoroszi		Оросиево	Orosievo	895
Попово	Popovo	Csonkapapi		Попово	Popovo	929
Рафайново Former name: Рафальове	Rafainovo Former name: Rafalove	Rafajnaújfalu	Rafajna Nové Selo	Рафайново	Rafainovo	974
Шом Between 1945-1991): Деренковець	Shom Between 1945-1991): Derenkovets	Beregsom		Шом Between 1945-1991): Деренковець	Shom Between 1945-1991): Derenkovets	1091
Свобода	Svoboda	Nagybakos	Vel'ky Bakos	Свобода	Svoboda	854
Вари Between 1945-1991: Воріово	Vary Between 1945-1991: Voriovo	Vári Before 1899: Mezővári	Variová	Вары	Vary	3147
Велика Бакта	Velyka Bakta	Nagybakta		Великая Бакта	Velika Bakta	1047
Велика Бийгань	Velyka Byihan	Nagybégány		Великая Быйгань	Velikaya Byigan	1893
Великі Береги	Velyki Berehy	Nagybereg	wikipedia:sk:Brehy	Великие Береги	Velikie Beregi	2766
Яноші Between 1967-1993: Іванівка or Іваноші, Іванівка	Yanoshi Between 1967-1993: Ivanivka or Ivanoshi	Makkosjánosi	Janosovo	Яноши Between 1967-1993: Ивановка	Yanoshi Between 1967-1993: Ivanovka	2030
Запсонь Between 1945-1995:Заставне	Zapson Between 1945-1991: Zastavne	Zápszony		Запсонь Between 1945-1991: Заставное	Zapson Between 1945-1991: Zastavnoye	1799

• • 12 villages, which are not selsoviets and do not have their own administration, as follows:

Village
Name						Population	Selsoviet
Ukrainian		Hungarian	Slovak	Russian
Ukrainian writing	transliteration			Russian writing	transliteration
Бадів	Badiv	Badótanya		Бодов	Bodov	546	Svoboda
Бакош	Bakosh	Kisbakos		Бакош	Bakosh	988	Svoboda
Балажер Former names: Белашей, Белашієво	Balazher Former names: Belashei, Belashievo	Balazsér	Blazhejovo	Балажер	Balazher	816	Yanoshi
Чикош-Горонда	Chykosh-Horonda	Csikósgorond	Čikosgorondov Dvor	Чикош-Горонда	Chikoshgoronda	80	Hat
Данилівка	Danylivka	Danilovka		Даниловка	Danilovka	493	Svoboda
Гетен Between 1945-1991: Ліпове	Heten Former name: Lipove	Hetyen	Hetin	Гетен	Geten	761	Popovo
Горонглаб Former name: Дзвінкове	Horonhlab Former name: Dzvinkove	Kisharangláb, Harangláb		Горонглаб	Goronglab	797	Batrad
Гуняді	Hunyadi	Hunyadi		Гуняди	Gunyadi	325	Mochola
Каштаново	Kashtanovo	Vadastanya	Vel'ky Dvor	Каштаново	Kashtanovo	262	Shom
Мала Бийгань Former names: Мала Бейгань, Меле Бігонь, Мала Бийгонь	Mala Byihan Former names: Mala Beigan, Mele Bigon, Mala Byigon	Kisbégány		Малая Быйгань	Malaya Byigan	1300	Velika Byihan
Мале Попово Between 1945-1991: Сонячне	Male Popovo Between 1945-1991: Sonyachne	Papitanya, Tiszatanya	Gašparov Dvor	Малое Попово	Maloye Popovo	210	Popovo
Верхні Ремети	Verkhni Remety	Felsőremete		Верхние Реметы	Verkhnie Remety	489	Nyzhni Remety

Transportation

Map of Zakarpattia with the Berehove district highlighted (Cyrillic).

Highways

Through the district runs one of the European route which in fact consists of two different ones and . The highway runs from the north from Mukacheve straight to Berehove after which it continues on south-east along the Hungarian border towards Romania. A regional highway of a state importance Template:Road marker simple branches away from E58/81 in Berehove towards the Hungarian border and in the Astei municipality is going through a border checkpoint traveling towards Jánd (Hungary). From Berehove also originates a national highway that traveling through Vynohradiv heads towards Khust, connecting to H09.

Beside the Astei checkpoint there two others of local importance located in the western portion of the district, one in the Koson municipality, another one in the Batrad.

Out of local highways through the district run such highways as T0714, T0707, T0715, T0731, T0717. The biggest local highway is Template:Road marker simple which runs through most of the district.

Railroads

There are six railroad stations out of which the stations in Batyovo and Berehove are the biggest. The station Batyovo, in fact, is situated at the intersection connecting such important cities of the region as Chop, Mukacheve, and Berehove.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Zakarpattia Oblast

• Zakarpattia Census Results (2001)
• Administrative division of Berehovo Rayon (at Verkhovna Rada website)