Codifier of administrative-territorial units and territories of territorial communities explained

In Ukraine, the Codifier of administrative-territorial units and territories of territorial communities, for short KATOTTH is a national register of the administrative divisions of Ukraine and the territory of hromadas (communities) of the country, introduced on 26 November 2020 in accordnace with an edict of Ministry of Communities and Territories Development to replace the previous classification of objects of the administrative-territorial system of Ukraine (KOATUU) system.^{[1] [2]}

It is a consequence of the administrative reforms of the country that began in 2015, in which settlements in neighboring village, settlement, and city councils were gradually united into territorial hromadas, and the number of raions (districts) was reduced from 490 to 136.^[3]

Structure

The administrative-territorial units are divided into five levels:^[4]

1. First level: the oblast, autonomous republic, or city with special status
2. Second level: the raion
3. Third level: the hromada
4. Fourth level: the specific locality; cities, villages, settlements
5. Additional level: city districts (including in cities with special status)

The units are also divided by category, each with its own one-letter abbreviation in the Latin alphabet:

• O: oblast or autonomous republic;
• K: city with special status
• P: raion
• H: hromada
• M: city
• T: urban-type settlement
• C: village
• X: rural-type settlement
• B: city district

The code itself takes the form: UA|ОО|РР|ГГГ|ППП|ММ|УУУУУ

• UA is just "UA", the ISO 3166-1 code for Ukraine
• OO is the code of the first-level division
• РР is the code of the second-level division
• ГГГ is the code of the third-level division
• ППП is the code of the locality
• ММ is the code of the city district
• УУУУУ is a unique key of the object

Examples

• UA74000000000025378; Chernihiv Oblast
• UA46140000000036328; Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast
• UA71020270000021083;
• UA32120070080094229; The village
• UA80000000000210193; Darnytskyi District, Kyiv

See also

• Administrative-territorial reform in Ukraine
• ISO 3166
• ISO 3166-2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Наказ Міністерства розвитку громад та територій України від 26.11.2020 №290 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825050559/https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/rada/show/v0290914-20/ . 25 August 2021 . 25 August 2021.
2. Web site: Увага! Мінрегіон затвердив Кодифікатор адміністративно-територіальних одиниць та територій територіальних громад . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422185114/https://decentralization.gov.ua/admin/articles/13151.html . 22 April 2021 . 2021-04-05 . decentralization.gov.ua.
3. Web site: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів . 2023-12-18 . Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України . uk.
4. Web site: Список скорочень, що використовуються в Кодифікаторі адміністративно-територіальних одиниць та територій територіальних громад для позначення об'єктів . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324041154/https://decentralization.gov.ua/uploads/attachment/document/748/Додаток_до_Кодифікатора.docx . 24 March 2022 . 31 March 2022.