Uzhhorod Raion

Uzhhorod Raion (Ukrainian: Ужгородський район) is one of the raions (districts) of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Uzhhorod which does not belong to the raion and is designated as a separate city municipality. Over 30% of population in the raion speak the Hungarian language according to the latest census. Population: 69,324 (2013 est.).

Names

There are several alternative names used for this raion: Hungarian: Ungvári járás, Slovak: Užhorodský rajón, German: Rajon Uschhorod, Rusyn: Ужгородьскый район, Russian: Ужгородский район.

Administrative division

The raion is divided into one town council and 35 village councils. Some village councils combine several individual villages. In 16 out 64 villages the Hungarian speaking population accounts for over 70%. In the town of Serednie is a noticeable Roma community.

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Coordinates: 46°51′17″N 10°28′11″E / 46.854791°N 10.469842°E / 46.854791; 10.469842

Uzhhorod

Uzhhorod (Ukrainian: Ужгород, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈuʒɦɔrɔd]) is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (region), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorod Raion (district) within the oblast. The city itself is also designated as city of oblast significance, a status equivalent to that of a raion, and does not belong to Uzhhorod Raion. Population: 116,349 (2013 est.).

Name

The city gets its name from the Uzh River, which divides the city into two parts (the old and new sections), while horod (город) is Rusyn for city, coming from Old Slavonic grad (градъ). However, this name is a recent construct, and has been used only since the beginning of the 20th century. Before then, the city was known as Ungvár, also spelled Ongvár, Hungvár, and Unguyvar, a name derived from Ung, the Hungarian name for the Uzh (as well as the surrounding county) and vár, meaning castle, fort.

Uzhhorod (border checkpoint)

Uzhhorod Port of Entry is a land border crossing between Ukraine and Slovakia on the Ukrainian side, near the city of Uzhhorod. The crossing is situated on autoroute / ().

The port of entry is located within the city of Uzhhorod, which lies on the border with Slovakia. Across the border on the Slovakian side is the village of Vyšné Nemecké. The Slovakian border crossing simultaneously serves as a crossing with the European Union (Shengen Zone).

The type of crossing is automobile, status - international. The types of transportation for automobile crossings are passenger and freight.

The port of entry is part of the Uzhhorod customs post of Chop customs.

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