Administrative divisions of Chernihiv Oblast explained

Chernihiv Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are further subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).

Current

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to five.[1] [2] These are:

  1. Chernihiv (Чернігівський район), the center is in the city of Chernihiv;
  2. Koriukivka (Корюківський район), the center is in the city of Koriukivka;
  3. Nizhyn (Ніжинський район), the center is in the city of Nizhyn;
  4. Novhorod-Siverskyi (Новгород-Сіверський район), the center is in the city of Novhorod-Siverskyi;
  5. Pryluky (Прилуцький район), the center is in the city of Pryluky.
Chernihiv Oblast
As of January 1, 2022
Number of districts (райони)5
Number of hromadas (громади)57

Administrative divisions until 2020

Before 2020, Chernihiv Oblast was subdivided into 26 regions: 22 districts (raions) and 4 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  2. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  3. Web site: Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Ukrainian. 2 September 2020. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025000503/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/index.asp. dead.
  4. Web site: http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2016/zb_nas_15.pdf . uk:Чисельність наявного населення України . State Service of Statistics . Ukrainian . 20 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160722124332/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2016/zb_nas_15.pdf . 22 July 2016 .