A raion (Ukrainian : район , romanized : raion pl. райони raiony 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] [nb 1]
Raions of Ukraine Raions after the administrative reform of 2020
Category Second-level subdivision Location Ukraine Created Number 136 (as of 2020) Populations ~150,000 Areas 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) Government Subdivisions
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.[3] hromadas , the subdivisions of raions.[4] de facto outside Ukrainian control since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2014.
Terminology Ukrainian Ukrainian translit. English Район Raion District[5] [6] 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 [nb 2] 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.[8]
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 .[9] [10]
Number of raions by region Excluding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
Autonomous Republic of Crimea Following the 2014 Crimean crisis , the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[7]
The populations in the table are from the census of 2001 .[needs update
# Name Center Year Area2 ) Population Density Councils (municipalities) City Town 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 Yani Qapu 1935 2,646 126,110 48 2 2 25 7 Qurman Raion Qurman 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 Other oblasts [clarification needed
Oblast Name Center Center population Area2 ) Population[11] No. of 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[12] Melitopol Raion Melitopol 153,1 7,081.0 280,816 16[12] Berdiansk Raion Berdiansk 109,2 4,461.6 179,118 8[12] Polohy Raion Polohy 19,3 6,762.5 167,060 15[12] Vasylivka Raion Vasylivka 13,7 4,287.3 184,224 11[12] 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 Notes References External links _EN.svg)
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