Raions of Ukraine explained
| Raions of Ukraine |
| Map: | Raions of Ukraine (after Oct. 2020) EN.svg |
| Caption: | Raions after the administrative reform of 2020 |
| Category: | Second-level subdivision |
| Territory: |  Ukraine |
| Start Date: | 1922 |
| Current Number: | 136 |
| Number Date: | 2020 |
| Population Range: | ~150,000 |
| Area Range: | 1200km² |
| Government: | Raion council |
| Subdivision: | 1469 hromadas |
A raion (Ukrainian: район|raion;), often translated as district, is the second-level administrative division in Ukraine. Raions were created in a 1922 administrative reform of the Soviet Union, to which Ukraine, as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, belonged.[1]
On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform to merge most of the 490 raions, along with the "cities of regional significance", which were previously outside the raions, into just 136 reformed raions.[2] Most tasks of the raions (education, healthcare, sport facilities, culture, and social welfare) were taken over by new hromadas, the subdivisions of raions.[3] The 136 new districts include ten in Crimea, which have been de facto outside Ukrainian control since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014.
Terminology
| Ukrainian | Ukrainian translit. | English |
|---|
| Район | Raion | District[4] [5] |
| Район у місті | Raion u misti | Urban district, district in a city | |
Districts of cities
Some cities of oblast significance, along with the two cities of national significance (Kyiv and Sevastopol), are also divided in city raions, also called urban raions. City raions have their own local administration and are subordinated directly to a city. They may contain other cities, towns, and villages.
July 2020 reform
On 17 July 2020, the number of raions in Ukraine was reduced to 136 (incl. 10 in Crimea) from the previous 490.[6]
List
Note: the Russian Republic of Crimea continues to use the same administrative divisions. Raions located in the occupied Donbas territories (see below in grey) are currently only de jure.[7] [8]
Number of raions by region
Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
| Region | Number of raions |
|---|
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 5 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 4 |
| 8 |
| 7 |
| 4 |
| 7 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 3 |
| 7 |
| 5 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 3 |
| 5 |
| Ukraine | 126 | |
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
In 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[9]
The populations in the table are from the census of 2001.
| Name | Center | Year | Area
(km2) | Population | Density | Councils (municipalities) |
|---|
| width=10% | City | width=10% | Town | width=10% | Village |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1923 | 1,589 | 92,617 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | | | 1930 | 3,106 | 122,259 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | | | 1921 | 2,693 | 125,333 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Feodosia Raion | | 2020 | 3,177 | 231,666 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Kerch Raion | | 2020 | 3,027 | 226,660 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Perekop Raion | | 1935 | 2,646 | 126,110 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Kurman Raion | | 1944 | 3,240 | 134,035 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | | | 1965 | 1,860 | 512,527 | 276 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | | | 2020 | 883 | 198,161 | 224 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| 10 | Yevpatoria Raion | | 2020 | 3,860 | 264,368 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 33 | |
- Changes
Other oblasts
| Oblast | Name | Center | Center population | Area
(km2) | Population
(2021 estimate)[10] | No. of
Hromadas |
|---|
| Cherkasy Oblast | Cherkasy Raion | Cherkasy | 274,8 | 6,882.1 | 591,313 | 26 |
| Uman Raion | Uman | 83,1 | 4,527.2 | 251,408 | 12 |
| Zolotonosha Raion | Zolotonosha | 28,3 | 4,249.1 | 138,036 | 11 |
| Zvenyhorodka Raion | Zvenyhorodka | 17,1 | 5,279.9 | 197,509 | 17 |
| Chernihiv Oblast | Chernihiv Raion | Chernihiv | 288,3 | 10,249.0 | 451,430 | 20 |
| Nizhyn Raion | Nizhyn | 71,1 | 7,226.6 | 220,640 | 17 |
| Pryluky Raion | Pryluky | 56,3 | 5,214.2 | 152,632 | 11 |
| Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion | Novhorod-Siverskyi | 13 | 4,630.5 | 63,670 | 4 |
| Koriukivka Raion | Koriukivka | 12,9 | 4,578.7 | 88,329 | 5 |
| Chernivtsi Oblast | Chernivtsi Raion | Chernivtsi | 266,5 | 4,101.5 | 651,772 | 33 |
| Dnistrovskyi Raion | Kelmentsi | 7,3 | 2,122.5 | 154,440 | 10 |
| Vyzhnytsia Raion | Vyzhnytsia | 4 | 1,882.0 | 90,354 | 9 |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Dnipro Raion | Dnipro | 987,2 | 5,605.7 | 1,159,302 | 17 |
| Kryvyi Rih Raion | Kryvyi Rih | 624,6 | 5,717.4 | 755,667 | 15 |
| Kamianske Raion | Kamianske | 240,5 | 4,821.2 | 430,066 | 12 |
| Nikopol Raion | Nikopol | 110,7 | 3,240.4 | 255,505 | 8 |
| Pavlohrad Raion | Pavlohrad | 105,2 | 2,420.9 | 169,509 | 7 |
| Novomoskovsk Raion | Novomoskovsk | 71,4 | 3,482.9 | 169,275 | 8 |
| Synelnykove Raion | Synelnykove | 31,4 | 6,616.6 | 202,711 | 19 |
| Donetsk Oblast | Donetsk Raion | Donetsk | 924,2 | 2,895.1 | 1,490,301 | 6 |
| Mariupol Raion | Mariupol | 440,4 | 2,623.8 | 510,425 | 5 |
| Horlivka Raion | Horlivka | 244 | 2,468.4 | 664,949 | 9 |
| Kramatorsk Raion | Kramatorsk | 153,9 | 5,186.3 | 553,559 | 12 |
| Bakhmut Raion | Bakhmut | 74,1 | 1,747.6 | 224,528 | 7 |
| Pokrovsk Raion | Pokrovsk | 63,0 | 4,020.0 | 393,487 | 14 |
| Volnovakha Raion | Volnovakha | 21,9 | 4,449.1 | 141,797 | 8 |
| Kalmiuske Raion | Kalmiuske | 11,5 | 3,132.6 | 121,234 | 5 |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Raion | Ivano-Frankivsk | 236,6 | 3,913.1 | 558,130 | 20 |
| Kalush Raion | Kalush | 66,5 | 3,555.0 | 282,692 | 13 |
| Kolomyia Raion | Kolomyia | 61,3 | 2,484.5 | 275,512 | 13 |
| Nadvirna Raion | Nadvirna | 22,1 | 1,872.0 | 129,939 | 8 |
| Kosiv Raion | Kosiv | 8,6 | 853.7 | 84,437 | 5 |
| Verkhovyna Raion | Verkhovyna | 5,8 | 1,271.7 | 30,399 | 3 |
| Kharkiv Oblast | Kharkiv Raion | Kharkiv | 1443,2 | 2,644.3 | 1,745,734 | 15 |
| Lozova Raion | Lozova | 64,7 | 4,025.9 | 150,400 | 5 |
| Izium Raion | Izium | 48,2 | 5,910.2 | 175,986 | 8 |
| Chuhuiv Raion | Chuhuiv | 32,5 | 4,807.0 | 197,695 | 9 |
| Kupiansk Raion | Kupiansk | 28,7 | 4,618.1 | 133,135 | 8 |
| Krasnohrad Raion | Krasnohrad | 20,9 | 4,912.8 | 105,948 | 6 |
| Bohodukhiv Raion | Bohodukhiv | 15,2 | 4,510.3 | 124,936 | 5 |
| Kherson Oblast |
| Kherson Raion | Kherson | 289,1 | 3,649.9 | 456,548 | 10 |
| Kakhovka Raion | Nova Kakhovka | 45,4 | 6,289.7 | 219,783 | 15 |
| Henichesk Raion | Henichesk | 19,5 | 6,521.7 | 119,901 | 4 |
| Skadovsk Raion | Skadovsk | 17,6 | 5,248.5 | 124,508 | 9 |
| Beryslav Raion | Beryslav | 12,4 | 4,764.0 | 95,967 | 11 |
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Raion | Khmelnytskyi | 273,9 | 10,755.8 | 679,374 | 27 |
| Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion | Kamianets-Podilskyi | 99 | 4,521.2 | 284,010 | 15 |
| Shepetivka Raion | Shepetivka | 41,2 | 5,346.7 | 280,403 | 18 |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | Kropyvnytskyi Raion | Kropyvnytskyi | 227,4 | 9,716.9 | 437,018 | 17 |
| Oleksandriia Raion | Oleksandriia | 79,3 | 5,409.7 | 223,451 | 9 |
| Novoukrainka Raion | Novoukrainka | 16,7 | 5,198.9 | 138,509 | 13 |
| Holovanivsk Raion | Holovanivsk | 6 | 4,244.3 | 121,150 | 10 |
| Kyiv Oblast | Bila Tserkva Raion | Bila Tserkva | 208,9 | 6,513.1 | 436,115 | 13 |
| Brovary Raion | Brovary | 108,7 | 2,883.1 | 242,180 | 8 |
| Boryspil Raion | Boryspil | 62,3 | 3,874.9 | 203,273 | 11 |
| Fastiv Raion | Fastiv | 45,9 | 2,886.7 | 183,794 | 9 |
| Bucha Raion | Bucha | 35,6 | 1,544.3 | 362,382 | 12 |
| Obukhiv Raion | Obukhiv | 33,6 | 3,526.3 | 228,829 | 9 |
| Vyshhorod Raion | Vyshhorod | 29,9 | 6,913.4 | 131,957 | 7 |
| Luhansk Oblast | Luhansk Raion | Luhansk | 403,9 | 2,147.4 | 529,716 | 3 |
| Alchevsk Raion | Alchevsk | 107,4 | 2,006.1 | 437,513 | 3 |
| Sievierodonetsk Raion | Sievierodonetsk | 102,4 | 2,685.7 | 369,421 | 6 |
| Dovzhansk Raion | Dovzhansk | 64,2 | 2,139.0 | 206,360 | 2 |
| Rovenky Raion | Rovenky | 46,7 | 2,087.6 | 295,057 | 3 |
| Svatove Raion | Svatove | 17,1 | 5,329.1 | 78,278 | 7 |
| Starobilsk Raion | Starobilsk | 16,9 | 6,930.6 | 126,010 | 8 |
| Shchastia Raion | Novoaidar | 8,6 | 3,380.4 | 78,967 | 5 |
| Lviv Oblast | Lviv Raion | Lviv | 724,3 | 4,968.5 | 1,146,538 | 23 |
| Drohobych Raion | Drohobych | 76 | 1,496.9 | 235,405 | 5 |
| Chervonohrad Raion | Chervonohrad | 67,2 | 2,971.6 | 228,945 | 7 |
| Stryi Raion | Stryi | 59,3 | 3,840.5 | 322,853 | 14 |
| Sambir Raion | Sambir | 34,8 | 3,250.4 | 224,126 | 11 |
| Zolochiv Raion | Zolochiv | 24,3 | 2,913.4 | 160,664 | 7 |
| Yavoriv Raion | Yavoriv | 15 | 2,378.4 | 179,219 | 6 |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | Mykolaiv Raion | Mykolaiv | 483,2 | 7,433.7 | 645,562 | 19 |
| Pervomaisk Raion | Pervomaisk | 66,1 | 3,797.2 | 147,757 | 8 |
| Voznesensk Raion | Voznesensk | 34,4 | 6,081.0 | 178,336 | 13 |
| Bashtanka Raion | Bashtanka | 12,7 | 6,714.9 | 136,739 | 12 |
| Odesa Oblast | Odesa Raion | Odesa | 1017,7 | 3,922.8 | 1,382,541 | 22 |
| Izmail Raion | Izmail | 71,8 | 3,434.4 | 207,333 | 6 |
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | 49 | 5,220.6 | 198,572 | 16 |
| Podilsk Raion | Podilsk | 40,4 | 7,063.6 | 224,163 | 12 |
| Rozdilna Raion | Rozdilna | 17,8 | 3,564.4 | 102,584 | 9 |
| Bolhrad Raion | Bolhrad | 15 | 4,559.4 | 146,424 | 10 |
| Berezivka Raion | Berezivka | 9,6 | 5,551.6 | 106,490 | 16 |
| Poltava Oblast | Poltava Raion | Poltava | 286,7 | 10,849.6 | 589,922 | 24 |
| Kremenchuk Raion | Kremenchuk | 220,1 | 6,105.8 | 392,341 | 12 |
| Lubny Raion | Lubny | 46,2 | 5,476.9 | 187,538 | 7 |
| Myrhorod Raion | Myrhorod | 39,1 | 6,287.4 | 201,728 | 17 |
| Rivne Oblast | Rivne Raion | Rivne | 245,6 | 7,218.0 | 629,531 | 26 |
| Varash Raion | Varash | 42,4 | 3,327.2 | 138,599 | 8 |
| Dubno Raion | Dubno | 38 | 3,294.6 | 167,728 | 19 |
| Sarny Raion | Sarny | 29,2 | 6,219.0 | 212,598 | 11 |
| Sumy Oblast | Sumy Raion | Sumy | 263,5 | 6,499.4 | 440,618 | 16 |
| Konotop Raion | Konotop | 86,3 | 5,190.6 | 198,238 | 8 |
| Shostka Raion | Shostka | 75 | 5,072.3 | 182,792 | 10 |
| Okhtyrka Raion | Okhtyrka | 48,5 | 3,196.6 | 122,146 | 9 |
| Romny Raion | Romny | 40,5 | 3,882.7 | 109,658 | 8 |
| Ternopil Oblast | Ternopil Raion | Ternopil | 221,8 | 6,162.3 | 562,142 | 25 |
| Chortkiv Raion | Chortkiv | 29 | 5,022.0 | 326,745 | 22 |
| Kremenets Raion | Kremenets | 21,2 | 2,635.7 | 141,675 | 8 |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | Vinnytsia Raion | Vinnytsia | 370,7 | 6,888.9 | 652,126 | 16 |
| Zhmerynka Raion | Zhmerynka | 34,3 | 3,150.6 | 161,544 | 8 |
| Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion | Mohyliv-Podilskyi | 31,2 | 3,220.5 | 142,456 | 7 |
| Khmilnyk Raion | Khmilnyk | 27,4 | 3,701.1 | 183,913 | 9 |
| Haisyn Raion | Haisyn | 25,8 | 5,674.8 | 236,803 | 14 |
| Tulchyn Raion | Tulchyn | 14,9 | 3,858.4 | 152,281 | 9 |
| Volyn Oblast | Lutsk Raion | Lutsk | 221,1 | 5,247.8 | 456,928 | 15 |
| Kovel Raion | Kovel | 68,2 | 7,647.9 | 268,082 | 23 |
| Volodymyr Raion | Volodymyr | 38,9 | 2,558.2 | 171,264 | 11 |
| Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion | Kamin-Kashyrskyi | 12,5 | 4,693.4 | 131,123 | 5 |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | Uzhhorod Raion | Uzhhorod | 114,9 | 2,359.5 | 255,532 | 14 |
| Mukachevo Raion | Mukachevo | 85,9 | 2,054.0 | 252,616 | 13 |
| Khust Raion | Khust | 28,5 | 3,174.4 | 267,333 | 13 |
| Berehove Raion | Berehove | 23,7 | 1,458.7 | 207,719 | 10 |
| Rakhiv Raion | Rakhiv | 15,5 | 1,845.2 | 82,397 | 4 |
| Tiachiv Raion | Tiachiv | 9 | 1,869.5 | 184,532 | 10 |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Zaporizhzhia Raion | Zaporizhzhia | 731,9 | 4,674.6 | 855,297 | 17 |
| Melitopol Raion | Melitopol | 153,1 | 7,081.0 | 280,816 | 16 |
| Berdiansk Raion | Berdiansk | 109,2 | 4,461.6 | 179,118 | 8[11] |
| Polohy Raion | Polohy | 19,3 | 6,762.5 | 167,060 | 15 |
| Vasylivka Raion | Vasylivka | 13,7 | 4,287.3 | 184,224 | 11 |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | Zhytomyr Raion | Zhytomyr | 264,5 | 10,505.8 | 613,311 | 31 |
| Berdychiv Raion | Berdychiv | 75,4 | 3,014.1 | 159,164 | 10 |
| Korosten Raion | Korosten | 63,3 | 11,066.8 | 255,480 | 13 |
| Zviahel Raion | Zviahel | 56,3 | 5,242.6 | 167,540 | 12 | |
Former raions
- Dzhuryn Raion 1923-1959
- Liubar Raion 1923-2020
- Bazalia Raion 1923-1931, 1935-1959
- Berezdiv Raion 1923-1924, 1935-1959
- Dashiv Raion 1923-1931, 1935-1959
- Turbiv Raion
- Vovkovyntsi Raion 1935-37
See also
References
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News: The council reduced the number of districts in Ukraine: 136 instead of 490. . 17 July 2020. uk.
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