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Raions of Ukraine Raions after the administrative reform of 2020
Category Second level of subdivision Location Ukraine Created Number 136 (as of 2020) Populations ~150,000 Areas 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) Government Subdivisions
Raions of Ukraine (often translated "districts"; Ukrainian : райони України , romanized : raiony Ukrainy ) are the second level of administrative division in Ukraine , below the oblast ("province"). Raions were created in a 1922 administrative reform of the Soviet Union , to which Ukraine, as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , belonged.[ 1] [ nb 1]
On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform to merge most of the 490 raions, along with the "cities of regional significance ", which were previously outside the raions, into just 136 reformed raions.[ 3] These 136 districts include ten in Crimea, which are de facto outside Ukrainian control. New third-level hromadas have taken over most tasks of the raions (education, healthcare, sport facilities, culture, and social welfare).[ 4]
Terminology
Ukrainian
Ukrainian translit.
English
Район
Raion
District[ 5] [ 6]
Район у місті
Raion u misti
Urban district, district of a city
Districts of cities
Some cities of oblast subordination, along with the two cities of national significance (Kyiv and Sevastopol [ nb 2] ), are also divided in city raions , also called urban raions . City raions have their own local administration and are subordinated directly to a city. They may contain other cities, towns, and villages.
On 17 July 2020, the number of raions in Ukraine was reduced to 136 from the previous 490.
List
Source: New rayons(sic): maps and structure and with maps
Note: the Russian Republic of Crimea continues to use the same administrative divisions. Raions located in the occupied Donbass territories (see below in grey) are currently only de jure .
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Following the 2014 Crimean crisis , the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[ 7]
The populations in the table are from the latest census, the Ukrainian Census (2001) .
#
Name
Center
Year
Area (km2 )
Population
Density
Councils (municipalities)
City
Town
Village
1
Bakhchysarai Raion
Bakhchysarai
1923
1,589
92,617
58
1
2
15
2
Bilohirsk Raion
Bilohirsk
1930
3,106
122,259
39
1
2
35
3
Dzhankoi Raion
Dzhankoi
1921
2,693
125,333
47
1
2
26
4
Feodosia Raion
Feodosia
2020
3,177
231,666
73
3
8
47
5
Kerch Raion
Kerch
2020
3,027
226,660
75
2
2
24
6
Perekop Raion
Yani Qapu
1935
2,646
126,110
48
2
2
25
7
Qurman Raion
Qurman
1944
3,240
134,035
41
0
3
34
8
Simferopol Raion
Simferopol
1965
1,860
512,527
276
1
8
19
9
Yalta Raion
Yalta
2020
883
198,161
224
3
22
33
10
Yevpatoria Raion
Yevpatoria
2020
3,860
264,368
68
3
5
33
Changes
Other oblasts
Name
Center
Center population
Oblast
Area (km2 )
Population (2021 estimate)[ 8]
No. of Hromadas
Vinnytsia Raion
Vinnytsia
370,7
Vinnytsia Oblast
6,888.9
652,126
16
Haisyn Raion
Haisyn
25,8
Vinnytsia Oblast
5,674.8
236,803
14
Zhmerynka Raion
Zhmerynka
34,3
Vinnytsia Oblast
3,150.6
161,544
8
Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion
Mohyliv-Podilskyi
31,2
Vinnytsia Oblast
3,220.5
142,456
7
Tulchyn Raion
Tulchyn
14,9
Vinnytsia Oblast
3,858.4
152,281
9
Khmilnyk Raion
Khmilnyk
27,4
Vinnytsia Oblast
3,701.1
183,913
9
Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion
Volodymyr-Volynskyi
38,9
Volyn Oblast
2,558.2
171,264
11
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
Kamin-Kashyrskyi
12,5
Volyn Oblast
4,693.4
131,123
5
Kovel Raion
Kovel
68,2
Volyn Oblast
7,647.9
268,082
23
Lutsk Raion
Lutsk
221,1
Volyn Oblast
5,247.8
456,928
15
Dnipro Raion
Dnipro
987,2
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
5,605.7
1,159,302
17
Kamianske Raion
Kamianske
240,5
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
4,821.2
430,066
12
Kryvyi Rih Raion
Kryvyi Rih
624,6
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
5,717.4
755,667
15
Nikopol Raion
Nikopol
110,7
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
3,240.4
255,505
8
Novomoskovsk Raion
Novomoskovsk
71,4
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
3,482.9
169,275
8
Pavlohrad Raion
Pavlohrad
105,2
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
2,420.9
169,509
7
Synelnykove Raion
Synelnykove
31,4
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
6,616.6
202,711
19
Bakhmut Raion
Bakhmut
74,1
Donetsk Oblast
1,747.6
224,528
7
Volnovakha Raion
Volnovakha
21,9
Donetsk Oblast
4,449.1
141,797
8
Horlivka Raion
Horlivka
244
Donetsk Oblast
2,468.4
664,949
9
Donetsk Raion
Donetsk
924,2
Donetsk Oblast
2,895.1
1,490,301
6
Kalmiuske Raion
Kalmiuske
11,5
Donetsk Oblast
3,132.6
121,234
5
Kramatorsk Raion
Kramatorsk
153,9
Donetsk Oblast
5,186.3
553,559
12
Mariupol Raion
Mariupol
440,4
Donetsk Oblast
2,623.8
510,425
5
Pokrovsk Raion
Pokrovsk
63,0
Donetsk Oblast
4,020.0
393,487
14
Berdychiv Raion
Berdychiv
75,4
Zhytomyr Oblast
3,014.1
159,164
10
Zhytomyr Raion
Zhytomyr
264,5
Zhytomyr Oblast
10,505.8
613,311
31
Korosten Raion
Korosten
63,3
Zhytomyr Oblast
11,066.8
255,480
13
Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion
Novohrad-Volynskyi
56,3
Zhytomyr Oblast
5,242.6
167,540
12
Berehove Raion
Berehove
23,7
Zakarpattia Oblast
1,458.7
207,719
10
Mukachevo Raion
Mukachevo
85,9
Zakarpattia Oblast
2,054.0
252,616
13
Rakhiv Raion
Rakhiv
15,5
Zakarpattia Oblast
1,845.2
82,397
4
Tiachiv Raion
Tiachiv
9
Zakarpattia Oblast
1,869.5
184,532
10
Uzhhorod Raion
Uzhhorod
114,9
Zakarpattia Oblast
2,359.5
255,532
14
Khust Raion
Khust
28,5
Zakarpattia Oblast
3,174.4
267,333
13
Berdyansk Raion
Berdyansk
109,2
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
4,461.6
179,118
8[ 9]
Vasylivka Raion
Vasylivka
13,7
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
4,287.3
184,224
11[ 9]
Zaporizhzhia Raion
Zaporizhzhia
731,9
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
4,674.6
855,297
17[ 9]
Melitopol Raion
Melitopol
153,1
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
7,081.0
280,816
16[ 9]
Polohy Raion
Polohy
19,3
Zaporizhzhia Oblast
6,762.5
167,060
15[ 9]
Verkhovyna Raion
Verkhovyna
5,8
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
1,271.7
30,399
3
Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Ivano-Frankivsk
236,6
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
3,913.1
558,130
20
Kalush Raion
Kalush
66,5
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
3,555.0
282,692
13
Kolomyia Raion
Kolomyia
61,3
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
2,484.5
275,512
13
Kosiv Raion
Kosiv
8,6
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
853.7
84,437
5
Nadvirna Raion
Nadvirna
22,1
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
1,872.0
129,939
8
Bila Tserkva Raion
Bila Tserkva
208,9
Kyiv Oblast
6,513.1
436,115
13
Boryspil Raion
Boryspil
62,3
Kyiv Oblast
3,874.9
203,273
11
Brovary Raion
Brovary
108,7
Kyiv Oblast
2,883.1
242,180
8
Bucha Raion
Bucha
35,6
Kyiv Oblast
1,544.3
362,382
12
Vyshhorod Raion
Vyshhorod
29,9
Kyiv Oblast
6,913.4
131,957
7
Obukhiv Raion
Obukhiv
33,6
Kyiv Oblast
3,526.3
228,829
9
Fastiv Raion
Fastiv
45,9
Kyiv Oblast
2,886.7
183,794
9
Holovanivsk Raion
Holovanivsk
6
Kirovohrad Oblast
4,244.3
121,150
10
Kropyvnytskyi Raion
Kropyvnytskyi
227,4
Kirovohrad Oblast
9,716.9
437,018
17
Novoukrainka Raion
Novoukrainka
16,7
Kirovohrad Oblast
5,198.9
138,509
13
Oleksandriia Raion
Oleksandriia
79,3
Kirovohrad Oblast
5,409.7
223,451
9
Alchevsk Raion
Alchevsk
107,4
Luhansk Oblast
2,006.1
437,513
3
Dovzhansk Raion
Dovzhansk
64,2
Luhansk Oblast
2,139.0
206,360
2
Luhansk Raion
Luhansk
403,9
Luhansk Oblast
2,147.4
529,716
3
Rovenky Raion
Rovenky
46,7
Luhansk Oblast
2,087.6
295,057
3
Svatove Raion
Svatove
17,1
Luhansk Oblast
5,329.1
78,278
7
Sievierodonetsk Raion
Sievierodonetsk
102,4
Luhansk Oblast
2,685.7
369,421
6
Starobilsk Raion
Starobilsk
16,9
Luhansk Oblast
6,930.6
126,010
8
Shchastia Raion
Novoaidar
8,6
Luhansk Oblast
3,380.4
78,967
5
Drohobych Raion
Drohobych
76
Lviv Oblast
1,496.9
235,405
5
Zolochiv Raion
Zolochiv
24,3
Lviv Oblast
2,913.4
160,664
7
Lviv Raion
Lviv
724,3
Lviv Oblast
4,968.5
1,146,538
23
Sambir Raion
Sambir
34,8
Lviv Oblast
3,250.4
224,126
11
Stryi Raion
Stryi
59,3
Lviv Oblast
3,840.5
322,853
14
Chervonohrad Raion
Chervonohrad
67,2
Lviv Oblast
2,971.6
228,945
7
Yavoriv Raion
Yavoriv
15
Lviv Oblast
2,378.4
179,219
6
Bashtanka Raion
Bashtanka
12,7
Mykolaiv Oblast
6,714.9
136,739
12
Voznesensk Raion
Voznesensk
34,4
Mykolaiv Oblast
6,081.0
178,336
13
Mykolaiv Raion
Mykolaiv
483,2
Mykolaiv Oblast
7,433.7
645,562
19
Pervomaisk Raion
Pervomaisk
66,1
Mykolaiv Oblast
3,797.2
147,757
8
Berezivka Raion
Berezivka
9,6
Odessa Oblast
5,551.6
106,490
16
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
49
Odessa Oblast
5,220.6
198,572
16
Bolhrad Raion
Bolhrad
15
Odessa Oblast
4,559.4
146,424
10
Izmail Raion
Izmail
71,8
Odessa Oblast
3,434.4
207,333
6
Odessa Raion
Odessa
1017,7
Odessa Oblast
3,922.8
1,382,541
22
Podilsk Raion
Podilsk
40,4
Odessa Oblast
7,063.6
224,163
12
Rozdilna Raion
Rozdilna
17,8
Odessa Oblast
3,564.4
102,584
9
Kremenchuk Raion
Kremenchuk
220,1
Poltava Oblast
6,105.8
392,341
12
Lubny Raion
Lubny
46,2
Poltava Oblast
5,476.9
187,538
7
Myrhorod Raion
Myrhorod
39,1
Poltava Oblast
6,287.4
201,728
17
Poltava Raion
Poltava
286,7
Poltava Oblast
10,849.6
589,922
24
Varash Raion
Varash
42,4
Rivne Oblast
3,327.2
138,599
8
Dubno Raion
Dubno
38
Rivne Oblast
3,294.6
167,728
19
Rivne Raion
Rivne
245,6
Rivne Oblast
7,218.0
629,531
26
Sarny Raion
Sarny
29,2
Rivne Oblast
6,219.0
212,598
11
Konotop Raion
Konotop
86,3
Sumy Oblast
5,190.6
198,238
8
Okhtyrka Raion
Okhtyrka
48,5
Sumy Oblast
3,196.6
122,146
9
Romny Raion
Romny
40,5
Sumy Oblast
3,882.7
109,658
8
Sumy Raion
Sumy
263,5
Sumy Oblast
6,499.4
440,618
16
Shostka Raion
Shostka
75
Sumy Oblast
5,072.3
182,792
10
Kremenets Raion
Kremenets
21,2
Ternopil Oblast
2,635.7
141,675
8
Ternopil Raion
Ternopil
221,8
Ternopil Oblast
6,162.3
562,142
25
Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv
29
Ternopil Oblast
5,022.0
326,745
22
Bohodukhiv Raion
Bohodukhiv
15,2
Kharkiv Oblast
4,510.3
124,936
5
Izium Raion
Izium
48,2
Kharkiv Oblast
5,910.2
175,986
8
Krasnohrad Raion
Krasnohrad
20,9
Kharkiv Oblast
4,912.8
105,948
6
Kupiansk Raion
Kupiansk
28,7
Kharkiv Oblast
4,618.1
133,135
8
Lozova Raion
Lozova
64,7
Kharkiv Oblast
4,025.9
150,400
5
Kharkiv Raion
Kharkiv
1443,2
Kharkiv Oblast
2,644.3
1,745,734
15
Chuhuiv Raion
Chuhuiv
32,5
Kharkiv Oblast
4,807.0
197,695
9
Beryslav Raion
Beryslav
12,4
Kherson Oblast
4,764.0
95,967
11
Henichesk Raion
Henichesk
19,5
Kherson Oblast
6,521.7
119,901
4
Kakhovka Raion
Nova Kakhovka
45,4
Kherson Oblast
6,289.7
219,783
15
Skadovsk Raion
Skadovsk
17,6
Kherson Oblast
5,248.5
124,508
9
Kherson Raion
Kherson
289,1
Kherson Oblast
3,649.9
456,548
10
Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion
Kamianets-Podilskyi
99
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
4,521.2
284,010
15
Khmelnytskyi Raion
Khmelnytskyi
273,9
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
10,755.8
679,374
27
Shepetivka Raion
Shepetivka
41,2
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
5,346.7
280,403
18
Zvenyhorodka Raion
Zvenyhorodka
17,1
Cherkasy Oblast
5,279.9
197,509
17
Zolotonosha Raion
Zolotonosha
28,3
Cherkasy Oblast
4,249.1
138,036
11
Uman Raion
Uman
83,1
Cherkasy Oblast
4,527.2
251,408
12
Cherkasy Raion
Cherkasy
274,8
Cherkasy Oblast
6,882.1
591,313
26
Vyzhnytsia Raion
Vyzhnytsia
4
Chernivtsi Oblast
1,882.0
90,354
9
Dnistrovskyi Raion
Kelmentsi
7,3
Chernivtsi Oblast
2,122.5
154,440
10
Chernivtsi Raion
Chernivtsi
266,5
Chernivtsi Oblast
4,101.5
651,772
33
Koriukivka Raion
Koriukivka
12,9
Chernihiv Oblast
4,578.7
88,329
5
Nizhyn Raion
Nizhyn
71,1
Chernihiv Oblast
7,226.6
220,640
17
Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Novhorod-Siverskyi
13
Chernihiv Oblast
4,630.5
63,670
4
Pryluky Raion
Pryluky
56,3
Chernihiv Oblast
5,214.2
152,632
11
Chernihiv Raion
Chernihiv
288,3
Chernihiv Oblast
10,249.0
451,430
20
See also
Notes
^ Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union from 1920 until declaring its independence in 1991.[ 2]
^ Sevastopol, a city with special status under Ukrainian law, was annexed by Russia in 2014.[ 7]
References
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