Administrative divisions of Chernivtsi Oblast explained

Chernivtsi 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 three.^{[1] [2]} These are:

1. Chernivtsi (Чернівецький район), the center is in the city of Chernivtsi;
2. Dnistrovskyi (Дністровський район), the center is in the rural settlement of Kelmentsi;
3. Vyzhnytsia (Вижницький район), the center is in the city of Vyzhnytsia.

Chernivtsi Oblast
As of January 1, 2022
Number of districts (райони)	3
Number of hromadas (громади)	52

Administrative divisions until 2020

Before July 2020, Chernivtsi Oblast was subdivided into 13 regions: 11 districts (raions) and 2 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.^[3]

• Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
  • Chernivtsi (Чернівці), the administrative center of the oblast
  • Novodnistrovsk (Новодністровськ)
• Districts (raions):
  • Hertsa (Герцаївський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hertsa (Герца)
  • Hlyboka (Глибоцький район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hlyboka (Глибока)
  • Kelmentsi (Кельменецький район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kelmentsi (Кельменці)
  • Khotyn (Хотинський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Khotyn (Хотин)
  • Kitsman (Кіцманський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kitsman (Кіцмань)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Luzhany (Лужани)
      • Nepolokivtsi (Неполоківці)
  • Novoselytsia (Новоселицький район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novoselytsia (Новоселиця)
  • Putyla (Путильський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Putyla (Путила)
  • Sokyriany (Сокирянський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Sokyriany (Сокиряни)
  • Storozhynets (Сторожинецький район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Storozhynets (Сторожинець)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Krasnoilsk (Красноїльськ)
  • Vyzhnytsia (Вижницький район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Vashkivtsi (Вашківці)
      • Vyzhnytsia (Вижниця)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Berehomet (Берегомет)
  • Zastavna (Заставнівський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Zastavna (Заставна)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kostryzhivka (Кострижівка)

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.