Tiachiv Raion
Тячівський район
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| Coordinates: 48°1′10.8″N 23°34′4.52″E / 48.019667°N 23.5679222°E / 48.019667; 23.5679222 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Established | 1946 |
| Admin. center | Tiachiv |
| Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
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| • Total | 1,869.5 km2 (721.8 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 183,756 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | 380-3134 |
| Website | tyachiv-rda |
Tiachiv Raion (Ukrainian: Тячівський район, Romanian: Raionul Teceu, Hungarian: Técsői járás) is a raioninZakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative centerisTiachiv. Population: 183,756 (2022 estimate).[2]
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] According to the 2001 census, the majority of the population of the Teceu district spoke Ukrainian (83.52%), with Romanian (12.45%), Hungarian (2.76%) and Russian (1.06%) speakers in the minority.[5] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 175,048 (2020 est.).[6]
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.[7] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.[7] The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on 28 February 2018 ruled this legislation unconstitutional.[8]
The raion has one city: Tiachiv, and five urban-type settlements: Bushtyno, Dubove, Solotvyno, Teresva and Ust-Chorna.[9]
