Mukachevo Raion

Mukachevo Raion (Ukrainian: Мукачівський район, Hungarian: Munkácsi járás) is a raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Mukachevo is the administrative center of the raion. Its population is 251,145 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Mukachevo Raion Мукачівський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°28′11.61″N 22°45′46.36″E / 48.4698917°N 22.7628778°E / 48.4698917; 22.7628778
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Established	9 November 1953
Admin. center	Mukachevo
Subdivisions	13 hromadas
Government
• Governor	Ivan Mihailo
Area [1]
• Total	2,054 km2 (793 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	251,145
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	89620—89677
Area code	+380-3131
Website	mukachevo-rada.gov.ua

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 Mukachevo Raion was significantly expanded.^[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 99,518 (2020 est.).^[5]

There are several alternative names used for this raion: Hungarian: Munkácsi járás, German: Rajon Mukatschewe, Russian: Мукачевский район, Slovak: Mukačevský rajón.

Residents in seven villages of the raion have the option to learn the Hungarian language in a school or home school environment.^[6]