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Raions of Ukraine

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Raions of Ukraine
CategorySecond-level subdivision
Location Ukraine
Found inOblasts
Created
  • 17 July 2020
Number136 (as of 2023)
Government
  • Raion council
Subdivisions

A raion (Ukrainian: район, romanized: raion; pl. райони, raiony), often translated as a district, is the second-level administrative division in Ukraine. The modern raion system originated from the 1923–1929 administrative reform in the Soviet Union, including the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and has remained part of Ukraine's administrative structure since the country's independence in 1991.[1][2]

On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform that reduced the number of raions from 490 to 136 and incorporated the former "cities of regional significance" into the newly formed raions.[3][4] Most tasks previously performed at the raion level, including education, healthcare, sports facilities, culture, and social welfare, were transferred to hromadas, the subdivisions of raions.[5]

The 136 new districts include ten in Crimea, which has been under Russian control since 2014, although it remains internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.[6][7]

Terminology

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Ukrainian Ukrainian translit. English
Район Raion District[8][9]
Район у місті Raion u misti Urban district, district in a city

Districts in a cities

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Two cities of national significance (Kyiv and Sevastopol[nb 1]) are divided into urban districts, also called districts in a city. Urban districts have their own local administration and are subordinated directly to city authorities.

List

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Number of raions by region

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Region Number of raions
Autonomous Republic of Crimea 10
Vinnytsia Oblast 6
Volyn Oblast 4
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 7
Donetsk Oblast 8
Zhytomyr Oblast 4
Zakarpattia Oblast 6
Zaporizhzhia Oblast 5
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 6
Kyiv Oblast 7
Kirovohrad Oblast 4
Luhansk Oblast 8
Lviv Oblast 7
Mykolaiv Oblast 4
Odesa Oblast 7
Poltava Oblast 4
Rivne Oblast 4
Sumy Oblast 5
Ternopil Oblast 3
Kharkiv Oblast 7
Kherson Oblast 5
Khmelnytskyi Oblast 3
Cherkasy Oblast 4
Chernivtsi Oblast 3
Chernihiv Oblast 5
Ukraine 136

Oblasts

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  Raions located in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
Oblast Name Center Center population Area
(km2)		 Population
(2021 estimate)[11]		 No. of
Hromadas
Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Raion Cherkasy 274,8 6,882.1 591,313 26
Uman Raion Uman 83,1 4,527.2 251,408 12
Zolotonosha Raion Zolotonosha 28,3 4,249.1 138,036 11
Zvenyhorodka Raion Zvenyhorodka 17,1 5,279.9 197,509 17
Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Raion Chernihiv 288,3 10,249.0 451,430 20
Nizhyn Raion Nizhyn 71,1 7,226.6 220,640 17
Pryluky Raion Pryluky 56,3 5,214.2 152,632 11
Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion Novhorod-Siverskyi 13 4,630.5 63,670 4
Koriukivka Raion Koriukivka 12,9 4,578.7 88,329 5
Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Raion Chernivtsi 266,5 4,101.5 651,772 33
Dnistrovskyi Raion Kelmentsi 7,3 2,122.5 154,440 10
Vyzhnytsia Raion Vyzhnytsia 4 1,882.0 90,354 9
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipro Raion Dnipro 987,2 5,605.7 1,159,302 17
Kryvyi Rih Raion Kryvyi Rih 624,6 5,717.4 755,667 15
Kamianske Raion Kamianske 240,5 4,821.2 430,066 12
Nikopol Raion Nikopol 110,7 3,240.4 255,505 8
Pavlohrad Raion Pavlohrad 105,2 2,420.9 169,509 7
Samar Raion Samar 71,4 3,482.9 169,275 8
Synelnykove Raion Synelnykove 31,4 6,616.6 202,711 19
Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Raion Donetsk 924,2 2,895.1 1,490,301 6
Mariupol Raion Mariupol 440,4 2,623.8 510,425 5
Horlivka Raion Horlivka 244 2,468.4 664,949 9
Kramatorsk Raion Kramatorsk 153,9 5,186.3 553,559 12
Bakhmut Raion Bakhmut 74,1 1,747.6 224,528 7
Pokrovsk Raion Pokrovsk 63,0 4,020.0 393,487 14
Volnovakha Raion Volnovakha 21,9 4,449.1 141,797 8
Kalmiuske Raion Kalmiuske 11,5 3,132.6 121,234 5
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Raion Ivano-Frankivsk 236,6 3,913.1 558,130 20
Kalush Raion Kalush 66,5 3,555.0 282,692 13
Kolomyia Raion Kolomyia 61,3 2,484.5 275,512 13
Nadvirna Raion Nadvirna 22,1 1,872.0 129,939 8
Kosiv Raion Kosiv 8,6 853.7 84,437 5
Verkhovyna Raion Verkhovyna 5,8 1,271.7 30,399 3
Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Raion Kharkiv 1443,2 2,644.3 1,745,734 15
Lozova Raion Lozova 64,7 4,025.9 150,400 5
Izium Raion Izium 48,2 5,910.2 175,986 8
Chuhuiv Raion Chuhuiv 32,5 4,807.0 197,695 9
Kupiansk Raion Kupiansk 28,7 4,618.1 133,135 8
Berestyn Raion Berestyn 20,9 4,912.8 105,948 6
Bohodukhiv Raion Bohodukhiv 15,2 4,510.3 124,936 5
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Raion Kherson 289,1 3,649.9 456,548 10
Kakhovka Raion Nova Kakhovka 45,4 6,289.7 219,783 15
Henichesk Raion Henichesk 19,5 6,521.7 119,901 4
Skadovsk Raion Skadovsk 17,6 5,248.5 124,508 9
Beryslav Raion Beryslav 12,4 4,764.0 95,967 11
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Raion Khmelnytskyi 273,9 10,755.8 679,374 27
Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion Kamianets-Podilskyi 99 4,521.2 284,010 15
Shepetivka Raion Shepetivka 41,2 5,346.7 280,403 18
Kirovohrad Oblast Kropyvnytskyi Raion Kropyvnytskyi 227,4 9,716.9 437,018 17
Oleksandriia Raion Oleksandriia 79,3 5,409.7 223,451 9
Novoukrainka Raion Novoukrainka 16,7 5,198.9 138,509 13
Holovanivsk Raion Holovanivsk 6 4,244.3 121,150 10
Kyiv Oblast Bila Tserkva Raion Bila Tserkva 208,9 6,513.1 436,115 13
Brovary Raion Brovary 108,7 2,883.1 242,180 8
Boryspil Raion Boryspil 62,3 3,874.9 203,273 11
Fastiv Raion Fastiv 45,9 2,886.7 183,794 9
Bucha Raion Bucha 35,6 1,544.3 362,382 12
Obukhiv Raion Obukhiv 33,6 3,526.3 228,829 9
Vyshhorod Raion Vyshhorod 29,9 6,913.4 131,957 7
Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Raion Luhansk 403,9 2,147.4 529,716 3
Alchevsk Raion Alchevsk 107,4 2,006.1 437,513 3
Siverskodonetsk Raion Siverskodonetsk 102,4 2,685.7 369,421 6
Dovzhansk Raion Dovzhansk 64,2 2,139.0 206,360 2
Rovenky Raion Rovenky 46,7 2,087.6 295,057 3
Svatove Raion Svatove 17,1 5,329.1 78,278 7
Starobilsk Raion Starobilsk 16,9 6,930.6 126,010 8
Shchastia Raion Novoaidar 8,6 3,380.4 78,967 5
Lviv Oblast Lviv Raion Lviv 724,3 4,968.5 1,146,538 23
Drohobych Raion Drohobych 76 1,496.9 235,405 5
Sheptytskyi Raion Sheptytskyi 67,2 2,971.6 228,945 7
Stryi Raion Stryi 59,3 3,840.5 322,853 14
Sambir Raion Sambir 34,8 3,250.4 224,126 11
Zolochiv Raion Zolochiv 24,3 2,913.4 160,664 7
Yavoriv Raion Yavoriv 15 2,378.4 179,219 6
Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Raion Mykolaiv 483,2 7,433.7 645,562 19
Pervomaisk Raion Pervomaisk 66,1 3,797.2 147,757 8
Voznesensk Raion Voznesensk 34,4 6,081.0 178,336 13
Bashtanka Raion Bashtanka 12,7 6,714.9 136,739 12
Odesa Oblast Odesa Raion Odesa 1017,7 3,922.8 1,382,541 22
Izmail Raion Izmail 71,8 3,434.4 207,333 6
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi 49 5,220.6 198,572 16
Podilsk Raion Podilsk 40,4 7,063.6 224,163 12
Rozdilna Raion Rozdilna 17,8 3,564.4 102,584 9
Bolhrad Raion Bolhrad 15 4,559.4 146,424 10
Berezivka Raion Berezivka 9,6 5,551.6 106,490 16
Poltava Oblast Poltava Raion Poltava 286,7 10,849.6 589,922 24
Kremenchuk Raion Kremenchuk 220,1 6,105.8 392,341 12
Lubny Raion Lubny 46,2 5,476.9 187,538 7
Myrhorod Raion Myrhorod 39,1 6,287.4 201,728 17
Rivne Oblast Rivne Raion Rivne 245,6 7,218.0 629,531 26
Varash Raion Varash 42,4 3,327.2 138,599 8
Dubno Raion Dubno 38 3,294.6 167,728 19
Sarny Raion Sarny 29,2 6,219.0 212,598 11
Sumy Oblast Sumy Raion Sumy 263,5 6,499.4 440,618 16
Konotop Raion Konotop 86,3 5,190.6 198,238 8
Shostka Raion Shostka 75 5,072.3 182,792 10
Okhtyrka Raion Okhtyrka 48,5 3,196.6 122,146 9
Romny Raion Romny 40,5 3,882.7 109,658 8
Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Raion Ternopil 221,8 6,162.3 562,142 25
Chortkiv Raion Chortkiv 29 5,022.0 326,745 22
Kremenets Raion Kremenets 21,2 2,635.7 141,675 8
Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Raion Vinnytsia 370,7 6,888.9 652,126 16
Zhmerynka Raion Zhmerynka 34,3 3,150.6 161,544 8
Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion Mohyliv-Podilskyi 31,2 3,220.5 142,456 7
Khmilnyk Raion Khmilnyk 27,4 3,701.1 183,913 9
Haisyn Raion Haisyn 25,8 5,674.8 236,803 14
Tulchyn Raion Tulchyn 14,9 3,858.4 152,281 9
Volyn Oblast Lutsk Raion Lutsk 221,1 5,247.8 456,928 15
Kovel Raion Kovel 68,2 7,647.9 268,082 23
Volodymyr Raion Volodymyr 38,9 2,558.2 171,264 11
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion Kamin-Kashyrskyi 12,5 4,693.4 131,123 5
Zakarpattia Oblast Uzhhorod Raion Uzhhorod 114,9 2,359.5 255,532 14
Mukachevo Raion Mukachevo 85,9 2,054.0 252,616 13
Khust Raion Khust 28,5 3,174.4 267,333 13
Berehove Raion Berehove 23,7 1,458.7 207,719 10
Rakhiv Raion Rakhiv 15,5 1,845.2 82,397 4
Tiachiv Raion Tiachiv 9 1,869.5 184,532 10
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Zaporizhzhia Raion Zaporizhzhia 731,9 4,674.6 855,297 17[12]
Melitopol Raion Melitopol 153,1 7,081.0 280,816 16[12]
Berdiansk Raion Berdiansk 109,2 4,461.6 179,118 8[12]
Polohy Raion Polohy 19,3 6,762.5 167,060 15[12]
Vasylivka Raion Vasylivka 13,7 4,287.3 184,224 11[12]
Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Raion Zhytomyr 264,5 10,505.8 613,311 31
Berdychiv Raion Berdychiv 75,4 3,014.1 159,164 10
Korosten Raion Korosten 63,3 11,066.8 255,480 13
Zviahel Raion Zviahel 56,3 5,242.6 167,540 12
Changes

As a result of decommunization and derussification efforts, many toponyms have been renamed, including some raions.

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

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In 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[10]

The populations in the table are from the census of 2001.[needs update]

#NameCenterYearArea
(km2)		PopulationDensityCouncils (municipalities)
CityTownVillage
1Bakhchysarai RaionBakhchysarai20231,58992,617581215
2Bilohirsk RaionBilohirsk20233,106122,259391235
3Dzhankoi RaionDzhankoi20232,693125,333471226
4Feodosia RaionFeodosia20233,177231,666733847
5Kerch RaionKerch20233,027226,660752224
6Perekop RaionYany Kapu20232,646126,110482225
7Kurman RaionKurman20233,240134,035410334
8Simferopol RaionSimferopol20231,860512,5272761819
9Yalta RaionYalta2023883198,16122432233
10Yevpatoria RaionYevpatoria20233,860264,368683533

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Sevastopol, a city with special status under Ukrainian law, was annexed by Russia in 2014.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ Liber, George O. (2016). Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954. University of Toronto Press. p. ix/xx. ISBN 9781442627086.
  2. ↑ Magocsi, Paul Robert (2010). A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples. University of Toronto Press, pp. 563/564 & 722/723. ISBN 1442610212
  3. ↑ "Україна з новим адмінтерустроєм: парламент створив 136 нових районів та ліквідував 490 старих". Decentralization Reform (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020.
    "The council reduced the number of districts in Ukraine: 136 instead of 490". Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Автор. "Те, чого ніколи не було в Україні: Уряд затвердив адмінтерустрій базового рівня, що забезпечить повсюдність місцевого самоврядування". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ↑ Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
  6. ↑ "New rayons: maps and structure". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  7. ↑ "Нові райони: карти + склад". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  8. ↑ "Regions and cities". vininvest.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26.
  9. ↑ "Regions of Ukraine". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  10. 1 2 Gutterman, Steve (18 March 2014). "Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  11. ↑ Official estimate as at 1.1.2021 by State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (on web).
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Атлас Адміністративно-територіального устрою Запорізької області
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