Raions of Ukraine
Raions of Ukraine are the second level of administrative division of Ukraine, below the oblast, and are the most common division of regions of Ukraine. Equivalent type of regional subdivision are also raions in city, and cities of regional significance.
Raions are one of three types of administrative divisions of regions of Ukraine and second level in the administrative divisions of Ukraine. As an administrative unit raions have existed in Ukraine since 1922 as part of an administrative reform in the Soviet Union.
In July 2019, the advisors of President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the idea to carry out a reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine, which would reduce the number of raions is from 490 to 102. In June, 2020 the Shmyhal Government approved a list of 129 raions in Ukraine, instead of the 490 existing ones. On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada approved the administrative reform to create 136 new districts in Ukraine.
According to December 2019 draft constitutional changes submitted to the Verkhovna Rada by President Zelensky united territorial communities are planned to replace the raions of Ukraine. On 6 March 2020 Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that 1,045 united territorial communities had already been established in Ukraine, noting that 350 more had to be created.
Terminology
Overview
Raions of oblasts and the autonomous republic
Prior to 2020 there were 490 raions in 24 oblasts and the Crimea autonomous republic of Ukraine. The number of raions per region varies between 11 and over 20. The average area of a Ukrainian raion is. The average population is 52,000.In July 2019 the advisors of President Volodymyr Zelensky floated the idea to carry out a reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine, which would reduce the number of raions is from 490 to 102. In June 2020 the Shmyhal Government approved a list of 129 districts in Ukraine, instead of the 490 existing ones. On 17 July the Verkhovna Rada approved the administrative reform to create 136 new districts in Ukraine.
The city municipalities of regional significance have an independent of raion jurisdiction. The number of such cities varies from one region to another.
Each raion consists of urban or rural, smaller municipalities that are administrated by their local councils and subordinated to raion's or city's administrations. They are the lowest level of administrative division.
Districts of cities
Some cities of oblast subordination along with the two cities of national significance are also divided in "city 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
Note: region is a general term referring to oblasts, the republic and cities with special status. The population recorded in the table is listed in accordance to the latest census taken in the country, Ukrainian Census. Asterisk identifies raions with administrative centers located outside of them.List of raions within each oblast (since July 2020)
I. [Autonomous Republic of Crimea]
;Changes- Nyzhnohirskyi Raion merged into Bilohirsk Raion.
- Yevpatoria Raion created from Saky Raion, Chornomorske Raion, and Yevpatoria.
- Kerch Raion created from Kerch and Lenine Raion.
- Perekop Raion created from Krasnoperekopsk, Armiansk, Krasnoperekopsk Raion, and Rozdolne Raion.
- Dzhankoy Raion included the city of Dzhankoy.
- Simferopol Raion included the city of Simferopol.
- Feodosia created from Sovietskyi Raion, Kirovske Raion, Feodosia, and Sudak.
- Yalta Raion created from Yalta and Alushta.
List of raions within each oblast (before July 2020)
I. [Autonomous Republic of Crimea]
II. [Vinnytsia Oblast]
III. [Volyn Oblast]
IV. [Dnipropetrovsk Oblast]
V. [Donetsk Oblast]
VI. [Zhytomyr Oblast]
VII. [Zakarpattia Oblast]
VIII. [Zaporizhia Oblast]
IX. [Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast]
X. [Kiev Oblast]
XI. [Kirovohrad Oblast]
XII. [Luhansk Oblast]
XIII. [Lviv Oblast]
XIV. [Mykolaiv Oblast]
XV. [Odessa Oblast]
XVI. [Poltava Oblast]
XVII. [Rivne Oblast]
XVIII. [Sumy Oblast]
XIX. [Ternopil Oblast]
Until July 17, 2020
After July 17, 2020
XX. [Kharkiv Oblast]
XXI. [Kherson Oblast]
XXII. [Khmelnytskyi Oblast]
XXIII. [Cherkasy Oblast]
XXIV. [Chernivtsi Oblast]
XXV. [Chernihiv Oblast]
XXVI. [Kiev]
| # | Name | Year | Area | Population | Density |
| 1 | Holosiiv | 156 | 202,993 | 1,301 | |
| 2 | Darnytsia | 134 | 282,359 | 2,107 | |
| 3 | Desna | 148 | 336,209 | 2,272 | |
| 4 | Dnipro | 67 | 331,618 | 4,950 | |
| 5 | Obolon | 110 | 306,173 | 2,783 | |
| 6 | Pechersk | 20 | 131,127 | 6,556 | |
| 7 | Podil | 34 | 180,424 | 5,307 | |
| 8 | Sviatoshyn | 103 | 315,410 | 3,062 | |
| 9 | Solomyanka | 40 | 287,801 | 7,195 | |
| 10 | Shevchenko | 27 | 237,213 | 8,786 |
XXVII. [Sevastopol]
| # | Name | Year | Area | Population | Density |
| 1 | Balaklava | 469 | 25,719 | 55 | |
| 2 | Gagarin | 65 | 120,842 | 1,859 | |
| 3 | Lenin | 19 | 110,949 | 5,839 | |
| 4 | Nakhimov | 311 | 121,982 | 392 |