Administrative divisions of Odesa Oblast explained

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

Current

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced from 31 to seven (now incorporating also the 5 formerly separate city municipalities).[1] [2] These are:

  1. Berezivka (Березівський район), the center is in the city of Berezivka;
  2. Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (Білгород-Дністровський район), the center is in the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi;
  3. Bolhrad (Болградський район), the center is in the city of Bolhrad;
  4. Izmail (Ізмаїльський район), the center is in the city of Izmail;
  5. Odesa (Одеський район), the center is in the city of Odesa;
  6. Podilsk (Подільський район), the center is in the city of Podilsk;
  7. Rozdilna (Роздільнянський район), the center is in the city of Rozdilna.
Odesa Oblast
As of January 1, 2022
Number of districts (райони)7
Number of hromadas (громади)91

Administrative divisions until 2020

Before July 2020, Odesa Oblast was subdivided into 31 regions: 26 districts (raions) and 5 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. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091030/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2020/zb_chuselnist%202019.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Rada de-communized Artemivsk as well as over hundred cities and villages. 4 February 2016. Pravda.com.ua. Ukrainian. 4 February 2016.
  5. News: Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv. 21 May 2016. Holos Ukrainy. Ukrainian. 1 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Ukrainian. 26 August 2017.
  7. News: Парламентарии переименовали два района в Одесской области. 19 May 2016. Одесса-медиа. Russian. 4 June 2016.