Raions of Ukraine
Second-level administrative divisions of Ukraine
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On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform that reduced the number of raions from 490 to 136 and incorporated the former "cities of regional significance" into the newly formed raions. Most tasks previously performed at the raion level, including education, healthcare, sports facilities, culture, and social welfare, were transferred to hromadas, the subdivisions of raions.
The 136 new districts include ten in Crimea, which has been under Russian control since 2014, although it remains internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.
Terminology
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Districts in a cities
Two cities of national significance (Kyiv and Sevastopol) are divided into urban districts, also called districts in a city. Urban districts have their own local administration and are subordinated directly to city authorities.
List
Number of raions by region
Oblasts
Raions located in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
- Changes
As a result of decommunization and derussification efforts, many toponyms have been renamed, including some raions.
- Novomoskovsk Raion → Samar Raion
- Krasnohrad Raion → Berestyn Raion
- Severodonetsk Raion → Siverskodonetsk Raion
- Chervonohrad Raion → Sheptytskyi Raion
- Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion → Zviahel Raion
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
In 2014, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.
The populations in the table are from the census of 2001.