Raions of Ukraine#July 2020 reform
{{Short description|Second-level administrative divisions of Ukraine}}
{{redirect|List of raions of Ukraine|the previous subdivisions|List of raions of Ukraine (1966-2020)}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name = 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 = {{flag|Ukraine}}
| start_date = 1922
| current_number = 136
| number_date = 2020
| population_range =
| area_range =
| government = Raion council
| subdivision = 1469 hromadas
}}
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A raion ({{langx|uk|район|raion}}; {{plural form|{{langx|uk|райони|raiony|label=none}}}}), 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.{{cite book |last= Liber|first= George O.|date= 2016|title= Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914-1954 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=yNgQDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Raions%22+Ukraine+%221923%22&pg=PR19 |publisher= University of Toronto Press|page= ix/xx|isbn= 9781442627086}}{{#tag:ref|Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union from 1922 until declaring its independence in 1991.Magocsi, Paul Robert (2010). [https://books.google.com/books?id=BNUtdVrw6lIC&dq=16+July+1991+Ukrainian+state+sovereignty.&pg=PA722 A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples]. University of Toronto Press, pp. 563/564 & 722/723. {{ISBN|1442610212}}|group=nb}}
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.{{cite news |title=Україна з новим адмінтерустроєм: парламент створив 136 нових районів та ліквідував 490 старих |url= https://decentralization.gov.ua/news/12634|work=Decentralization Reform |date=17 July 2020|language=uk}}
{{cite news |title=The council reduced the number of districts in Ukraine: 136 instead of 490|url= https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2020/07/17/7259715/ |work=Ukrainska Pravda |date=17 July 2020|language=uk}} Most tasks of the raions (education, healthcare, sport facilities, culture, and social welfare) were taken over by new hromadas, the subdivisions of raions.[https://m.glavcom.ua/publications/kudi-znikayut-rayoni-pislyamova-do-guchnoji-reformi-zelenskogo-697326.html Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform], Glavcom (7 August 2020) {{in lang|uk}} 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
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! Ukrainian ! Ukrainian translit. ! English |
| Район
| Raion | District{{cite web|url=http://vininvest.gov.ua/en/rajoni-ta-mista/|title=Regions and cities|website=vininvest.gov.ua|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226160442/http://vininvest.gov.ua/en/rajoni-ta-mista/|archive-date=2016-12-26}}{{cite web |url=http://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/info/regions |title=Regions of Ukraine |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |access-date=2014-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141008215208/http://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/info/regions |archive-date=2014-10-08 }} |
| Район у місті
| Raion u misti | Urban district, district in a city |
Districts of cities
{{more|Urban districts of Ukraine}}
Some cities of oblast significance, along with the two cities of national significance (Kyiv and Sevastopol{{#tag:ref|Sevastopol, a city with special status under Ukrainian law, was annexed by Russia in 2014.|group=nb}}), 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.{{Cite web |last=Автор |title=Те, чого ніколи не було в Україні: Уряд затвердив адмінтерустрій базового рівня, що забезпечить повсюдність місцевого самоврядування |url=https://decentralization.gov.ua/admin/articles/12533.html |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=decentralization.gov.ua}}
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.{{Cite web |title=New rayons: maps and structure |url=https://decentralization.gov.ua/en/admin/articles/12639.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=decentralization.gov.ua}}{{Cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://decentralization.gov.ua/admin/articles/12639.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=decentralization.gov.ua}}
= Number of raions by region =
Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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!Region !Number of raions |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Vinnytsia Oblast}}
| align="center" |6 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Volyn Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Dnipropetrovsk Oblast}}
| align="center" |7 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Donetsk Oblast}}
| align="center" |8 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Zhytomyr Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Zakarpattia Oblast}}
| align="center" |6 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Zaporizhzhia Oblast}}
| align="center" |5 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast}}
| align="center" |6 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Kyiv Oblast}}
| align="center" |7 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Kirovohrad Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Luhansk Oblast}}
| align="center" |8 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Lviv Oblast}}
| align="center" |7 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Mykolaiv Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Odesa Oblast}}
| align="center" |7 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Poltava Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Rivne Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Sumy Oblast}}
| align="center" |5 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Ternopil Oblast}}
| align="center" |3 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Kharkiv Oblast}}
| align="center" |7 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Kherson Oblast}}
| align="center" |5 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Khmelnytskyi Oblast}}
| align="center" |3 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Cherkasy Oblast}}
| align="center" |4 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Chernivtsi Oblast}}
| align="center" |3 |
| style="background:#F2F2CE; color:black|{{flag|Chernihiv Oblast}}
| align="center" |5 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
| align="center" |{{flag|Ukraine}} | align="center" |126 |
=Autonomous Republic of Crimea=
In 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.{{cite news|last=Gutterman |first=Steve |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSBREA1Q1E820140318 |title=Putin signs Crimea treaty, will not seize other Ukraine regions |date=18 March 2014 |agency=Reuters.com |access-date=2014-03-26}}
The populations in the table are from the census of 2001.{{update after|2018}}
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! rowspan=2|# | rowspan=2|Name | rowspan=2|Center | rowspan=2|Year | rowspan=2|Area (km2) | rowspan=2|Population | rowspan=2|Density | colspan=3|Councils (municipalities) | ||
| width=10%|City || width=10%|Town || width=10%|Village | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakhchysarai Raion | Bakhchysarai | 1923 | 1,589 | 92,617 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Bilohirsk Raion | Bilohirsk | 1930 | 3,106 | 122,259 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Dzhankoi Raion | Dzhankoi | 1921 | 2,693 | 125,333 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Feodosia Raion | Feodosia | 2020 | 3,177 | 231,666 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Kerch Raion | Kerch | 2020 | 3,027 | 226,660 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Perekop Raion | Yany Kapu | 1935 | 2,646 | 126,110 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Kurman Raion | Kurman | 1944 | 3,240 | 134,035 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Simferopol Raion | Simferopol | 1965 | 1,860 | 512,527 | 276 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 9 | Yalta Raion | Yalta | 2020 | 883 | 198,161 | 224 | 3 | 22 | 33 |
| 10 | Yevpatoria Raion | Yevpatoria | 2020 | 3,860 | 264,368 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 33 |
;Changes
- Nyzhnohirskyi Raion merged into Bilohirsk Raion.
- Yevpatoria Raion (new) created from Saky Raion, Chornomorske Raion, and Yevpatoria.
- Kerch Raion (new) created from Kerch and Lenine Raion.
- Perekop Raion (new) created from Krasnoperekopsk, Armiansk, Krasnoperekopsk Raion, and Rozdolne Raion.
- Dzhankoi Raion included the city of Dzhankoi.
- Simferopol Raion included the city of Simferopol.
- Feodosia (new) created from Sovietskyi Raion, Kirovske Raion, Feodosia, and Sudak.
- Yalta Raion (new) created from Yalta and Alushta.
=Other oblasts=
{{legend|lightgray|Raions located in the occupied territories of Ukraine.}}{{Clarify|reason=Occupied as of when?|date=September 2023}}
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! Oblast ! Name ! Center ! Center population ! Area ! Population ! No. of |
| rowspan="4" |Cherkasy Oblast
|274,8 |6,882.1 |591,313 |26 |
| Uman Raion
|Uman |83,1 |4,527.2 |251,408 |12 |
| Zolotonosha Raion
|28,3 |4,249.1 |138,036 |11 |
| Zvenyhorodka Raion
|17,1 |5,279.9 |197,509 |17 |
| rowspan="5" |Chernihiv Oblast
|288,3 |10,249.0 |451,430 |20 |
| Nizhyn Raion
|71,1 |7,226.6 |220,640 |17 |
| Pryluky Raion
|56,3 |5,214.2 |152,632 |11 |
| Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
|13 |4,630.5 |63,670 |4 |
| Koriukivka Raion
|12,9 |4,578.7 |88,329 |5 |
| rowspan="3" |Chernivtsi Oblast
|266,5 |4,101.5 |651,772 |33 |
| Dnistrovskyi Raion
|7,3 |2,122.5 |154,440 |10 |
| Vyzhnytsia Raion
|4 |1,882.0 |90,354 |9 |
| rowspan="7" |Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
|987,2 |5,605.7 |1,159,302 |17 |
| Kryvyi Rih Raion
|624,6 |5,717.4 |755,667 |15 |
| Kamianske Raion
|240,5 |4,821.2 |430,066 |12 |
| Nikopol Raion
|110,7 |3,240.4 |255,505 |8 |
| Pavlohrad Raion
|105,2 |2,420.9 |169,509 |7 |
| Samar Raion
|71,4 |3,482.9 |169,275 |8 |
| Synelnykove Raion
|31,4 |6,616.6 |202,711 |19 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
| rowspan="8" |Donetsk Oblast |924,2 |2,895.1 |1,490,301 |6 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|440,4 |2,623.8 |510,425 |5 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|244 |2,468.4 |664,949 |9 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|153,9 |5,186.3 |553,559 |12 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|74,1 |1,747.6 |224,528 |7 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|63,0 |4,020.0 |393,487 |14 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|21,9 |4,449.1 |141,797 |8 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|11,5 |3,132.6 |121,234 |5 |
| rowspan="6" |Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
|236,6 |3,913.1 |558,130 |20 |
| Kalush Raion
|66,5 |3,555.0 |282,692 |13 |
| Kolomyia Raion
|61,3 |2,484.5 |275,512 |13 |
| Nadvirna Raion
|22,1 |1,872.0 |129,939 |8 |
| Kosiv Raion
|8,6 |853.7 |84,437 |5 |
| Verkhovyna Raion
|5,8 |1,271.7 |30,399 |3 |
| rowspan="7" |Kharkiv Oblast
|1443,2 |2,644.3 |1,745,734 |15 |
| Lozova Raion
|64,7 |4,025.9 |150,400 |5 |
| Izium Raion
|48,2 |5,910.2 |175,986 |8 |
| Chuhuiv Raion
|32,5 |4,807.0 |197,695 |9 |
| Kupiansk Raion
|28,7 |4,618.1 |133,135 |8 |
| Berestyn Raion
|20,9 |4,912.8 |105,948 |6 |
| Bohodukhiv Raion
|15,2 |4,510.3 |124,936 |5 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
| rowspan="6" |Kherson Oblast |
| Kherson Raion
|289,1 |3,649.9 |456,548 |10 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|45,4 |6,289.7 |219,783 |15 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|19,5 |6,521.7 |119,901 |4 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|17,6 |5,248.5 |124,508 |9 |
| Beryslav Raion
|12,4 |4,764.0 |95,967 |11 |
| rowspan="3" |Khmelnytskyi Oblast
|273,9 |10,755.8 |679,374 |27 |
| Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion
|99 |4,521.2 |284,010 |15 |
| Shepetivka Raion
|41,2 |5,346.7 |280,403 |18 |
| rowspan="4" |Kirovohrad Oblast
|227,4 |9,716.9 |437,018 |17 |
| Oleksandriia Raion
|79,3 |5,409.7 |223,451 |9 |
| Novoukrainka Raion
|16,7 |5,198.9 |138,509 |13 |
| Holovanivsk Raion
|6 |4,244.3 |121,150 |10 |
| rowspan="7" |Kyiv Oblast
|208,9 |6,513.1 |436,115 |13 |
| Brovary Raion
|108,7 |2,883.1 |242,180 |8 |
| Boryspil Raion
|62,3 |3,874.9 |203,273 |11 |
| Fastiv Raion
|45,9 |2,886.7 |183,794 |9 |
| Bucha Raion
|35,6 |1,544.3 |362,382 |12 |
| Obukhiv Raion
|33,6 |3,526.3 |228,829 |9 |
| Vyshhorod Raion
|29,9 |6,913.4 |131,957 |7 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
| rowspan="8" |Luhansk Oblast |403,9 |2,147.4 |529,716 |3 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|107,4 |2,006.1 |437,513 |3 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|102,4 |2,685.7 |369,421 |6 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|64,2 |2,139.0 |206,360 |2 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|46,7 |2,087.6 |295,057 |3 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|17,1 |5,329.1 |78,278 |7 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|16,9 |6,930.6 |126,010 |8 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|8,6 |3,380.4 |78,967 |5 |
| rowspan="7" |Lviv Oblast
|Lviv |724,3 |4,968.5 |1,146,538 |23 |
| Drohobych Raion
|76 |1,496.9 |235,405 |5 |
| Sheptytskyi Raion
|67,2 |2,971.6 |228,945 |7 |
| Stryi Raion
|59,3 |3,840.5 |322,853 |14 |
| Sambir Raion
|34,8 |3,250.4 |224,126 |11 |
| Zolochiv Raion
|24,3 |2,913.4 |160,664 |7 |
| Yavoriv Raion
|15 |2,378.4 |179,219 |6 |
| rowspan="4" |Mykolaiv Oblast
|483,2 |7,433.7 |645,562 |19 |
| Pervomaisk Raion
|66,1 |3,797.2 |147,757 |8 |
| Voznesensk Raion
|34,4 |6,081.0 |178,336 |13 |
| Bashtanka Raion
|12,7 |6,714.9 |136,739 |12 |
| rowspan="7" |Odesa Oblast
|1017,7 |3,922.8 |1,382,541 |22 |
| Izmail Raion
|71,8 |3,434.4 |207,333 |6 |
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
|49 |5,220.6 |198,572 |16 |
| Podilsk Raion
|40,4 |7,063.6 |224,163 |12 |
| Rozdilna Raion
|17,8 |3,564.4 |102,584 |9 |
| Bolhrad Raion
|15 |4,559.4 |146,424 |10 |
| Berezivka Raion
|9,6 |5,551.6 |106,490 |16 |
| rowspan="4" |Poltava Oblast
|286,7 |10,849.6 |589,922 |24 |
| Kremenchuk Raion
|220,1 |6,105.8 |392,341 |12 |
| Lubny Raion
|46,2 |5,476.9 |187,538 |7 |
| Myrhorod Raion
|39,1 |6,287.4 |201,728 |17 |
| rowspan="4" |Rivne Oblast
|245,6 |7,218.0 |629,531 |26 |
| Varash Raion
|42,4 |3,327.2 |138,599 |8 |
| Dubno Raion
|38 |3,294.6 |167,728 |19 |
| Sarny Raion
|29,2 |6,219.0 |212,598 |11 |
| rowspan="5" |Sumy Oblast
|Sumy |263,5 |6,499.4 |440,618 |16 |
| Konotop Raion
|86,3 |5,190.6 |198,238 |8 |
| Shostka Raion
|75 |5,072.3 |182,792 |10 |
| Okhtyrka Raion
|48,5 |3,196.6 |122,146 |9 |
| Romny Raion
|40,5 |3,882.7 |109,658 |8 |
| rowspan="3" |Ternopil Oblast
|221,8 |6,162.3 |562,142 |25 |
| Chortkiv Raion
|29 |5,022.0 |326,745 |22 |
| Kremenets Raion
|21,2 |2,635.7 |141,675 |8 |
| rowspan="6" |Vinnytsia Oblast
|370,7 |6,888.9 |652,126 |16 |
| Zhmerynka Raion
|34,3 |3,150.6 |161,544 |8 |
| Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion
|31,2 |3,220.5 |142,456 |7 |
| Khmilnyk Raion
|27,4 |3,701.1 |183,913 |9 |
| Haisyn Raion
|25,8 |5,674.8 |236,803 |14 |
| Tulchyn Raion
|14,9 |3,858.4 |152,281 |9 |
| rowspan="4" |Volyn Oblast
| Lutsk |221,1 | 5,247.8 | 456,928 | 15 |
| Kovel Raion
| Kovel |68,2 | 7,647.9 | 268,082 | 23 |
| Volodymyr Raion
|38,9 | 2,558.2 | 171,264 | 11 |
| Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion
|12,5 | 4,693.4 | 131,123 | 5 |
| rowspan="6" |Zakarpattia Oblast
| Uzhhorod |114,9 | 2,359.5 | 255,532 | 14 |
| Mukachevo Raion
|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 |
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| rowspan="6" |Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Zaporizhzhia Raion
|731,9 | 4,674.6 | 855,297 |
| bgcolor=lightgray
|153,1 | 7,081.0 | 280,816 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|109,2 | 4,461.6 | 179,118 |
| bgcolor=lightgray
| Polohy |19,3 | 6,762.5 | 167,060 |
| bgcolor="lightgray"
|13,7 | 4,287.3 | 184,224 |
| rowspan="4" |Zhytomyr Oblast
| Zhytomyr |264,5 | 10,505.8 | 613,311 | 31 |
| Berdychiv Raion
|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 names
As a result of decommunization and derussification efforts, many toponyms have been renamed, including some raions.
- Dnipropetrovsk Raion → Dnipro Raion
- Dniprodzerzhynsk Raion → Kamianske Raion
- Novomoskovsk Raion → Samar Raion
- Artemivsk Raion → Bakhmut Raion
- Krasnoarmiisk Raion → Pokrovsk Raion
- Komsomolske Raion → Kalmiuske Raion
- Krasnohrad Raion → Berestyn Raion
- Severodonetsk Raion → Siverskodonetsk Raion
- Sverdlovsk Raion → Dovzhansk Raion
- Chervonohrad Raion → Sheptytskyi Raion
- Kotovsk Raion → Podilsk Raion
- Kuznetsovsk Raion → Varash Raion
- Volodymyr-Volynskyi Raion → Volodymyr Raion
- Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion → Zviahel Raion
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
Notes
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References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061217132356/http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/results/total_population1/structure_population/ 2001 Ukrainian census, Population Structure] {{in lang|uk}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071231154652/http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/a002 Regions of Ukraine and its composition] {{in lang|uk}}
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