List of cities in Ukraine explained
There are 461 populated places in Ukraine that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто|misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament, as of 1 January 2022.[1] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical or regional importance.[2] [3] [4]
Smaller settlements are rural settlements (Ukrainian: селище|selyshche) and villages (Ukrainian: село|selo).
Historically, there were systems of city rights, granted by the territorial lords, which defined the status of a place as a misto or selo. In the past, cities were self-governing and had several privileges.
The list of cities is roughly ordered by population and the 2022 estimates are compared to the 2001 Ukrainian census, except for Chernobyl for which the population is an unofficial estimate. The cities with special status are shown in italic. The average population size is 62,000.
List of cities
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Notes and References
- Web site: . uk:Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 . Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of 1 January 2022 . http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2022/zb_%D0%A1huselnist.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912072600/db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2022/zb_%D0%A1huselnist.pdf . 12 September 2022 . 3 February 2024 . db.ukrcensus.gov.ua . uk,en.
- Web site: Povalyaev . Ivan . 2023-07-31 . uk:Дерадянизація: в Україні скасували смт та міста районного чи обласного значення . De-Sovietization: Ukraine abolishes urban-type settlements and cities of district or regional significance . https://umoloda.kyiv.ua/number/0/180/177143 . 2024-05-20 . umoloda.kyiv.ua . uk . 2024-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520212850/https://umoloda.kyiv.ua/number/0/180/177143 . live .
- Web site: 2023-10-26 . uk:Закон України від 28.07.2023 р. № 3285-IX “Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України” . Law of Ukraine of 28.07.2023 № 3285-IX "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine" . https://document.vobu.ua/doc/22325 . 2024-05-20 . document.vobu.ua . uk . 2024-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520070843/https://document.vobu.ua/doc/22325 . live .
- Web site: uk:26 січня набрав чинності Закон "Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України" . On January 26, the Law "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine" came into force . https://jurliga.ligazakon.net/news/225200_26-schnya-nabrav-chinnost-zakon-pro-poryadok-virshennya-okremikh-pitan-admnstrativno-teritoralnogo-ustroyu-ukrani . 2024-05-20 . jurliga.ligazakon.net . 2024-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314222629/https://jurliga.ligazakon.net/news/225200_26-schnya-nabrav-chinnost-zakon-pro-poryadok-virshennya-okremikh-pitan-admnstrativno-teritoralnogo-ustroyu-ukrani . live .
- Web site: Ukraine: Provinces and Major Cities . citypopulation.de . 7 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207192427/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ukraine/cities/ . 7 February 2024 . live.