Administrative divisions of Sumy Oblast explained

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

Current

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

1. Konotop (Конотопський район), the center is in the town of Konotop;
2. Okhtyrka (Охтирський район), the center is in the town of Okhtyrka;
3. Romny (Роменський район), the center is in the town of Romny;
4. Shostka (Шосткинський район), the center is in the town of Shostka;
5. Sumy (Сумський район), the center is in the city of Sumy.

Sumy Oblast
As of January 1, 2022
Number of districts (райони)	5
Number of hromadas (громади)	51

Administrative divisions until 2020

Before 2020, Sumy Oblast was subdivided into 24 regions: 17 districts (raions) and 7 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.^[3]

• Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
  • • • • Sumy Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Sumy (Суми), the administrative center of the oblast
        • Hlukhiv Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Hlukhiv (Глухів)
        • Konotop Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Konotop (Конотоп)
        • Lebedyn Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Lebedyn (Лебедин)
        • Okhtyrka Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Okhtyrka (Охтирка)
        • Romny Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Romny (Ромни)
  • Shostka (Шостка)
• Districts (raions):
  • Bilopillia (Білопільський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Bilopillia (Білопілля)
      • Vorozhba (Ворожба)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Mykolaivka (Миколаївка), formerly Zhovtneve^[4]
      • Ulianivka (Улянівка)
  • Buryn (Буринський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Buryn (Буринь)
  • Hlukhiv (Глухівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Esman (Есмань), formerly Chervone^[4]
      • Shalyhyne (Шалигине)
  • Konotop (Конотопський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Duboviazivka (Дубов'язівка)
  • Krasnopillia (Краснопільський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Krasnopillia (Краснопілля)
      • Uhroidy (Угроїди)
  • Krolevets (Кролевецький район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Krolevets (Кролевець)
  • Lebedyn (Лебединський район)
  • Lypova Dolyna (Липоводолинський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Lypova Dolyna (Липова Долина)
  • Nedryhailiv (Недригайлівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Nedryhailiv (Недригайлів)
      • Terny (Терни)
  • Okhtyrka (Охтирський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Chupakhivka (Чупахівка)
  • Putyvl (Путивльський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Putyvl (Путивль)
  • Romny (Роменський район)
  • Seredyna-Buda (Середино-Будський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Seredyna-Buda (Середина-Буда)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Znob-Novhorodske (Зноб-Новгородське)
  • Shostka (Шосткинський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Voronizh (Вороніж)
  • Sumy (Сумський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Khotin (Хотінь)
      • Nyzy (Низи)
      • Stepanivka (Степанівка)
  • Trostianets (Тростянецький район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Trostianets (Тростянець)
  • Velyka Pysarivka (Великописарівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kyrykivka (Кириківка)
      • Velyka Pysarivka (Велика Писарівка)
  • Yampil (Ямпільський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Druzhba (Дружба)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Svesa (Свеса)
      • Yampil (Ямпіль)

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: 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 .