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Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast'; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and two "cities with special status" (singular місто зі спеціальним статусом, misto zi spetsial'nym statusom).

Overview

The system of Ukrainian subdivisions reflects country's status as a unitary state (as stated in the country's constitution) with unified legal and administrative regime for each unit. However, experts agree that the wide autonomy of Crimea, the cultural and historical differences between provinces, combined with a lack of local democracy and order, diminish the formal unity of Ukraine significantly. The territorial, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of some oblasts (such as of Donetsk and Chernivtsi oblasts) also weaken Ukraine's unity. This has the effect of slowing integration and causing local underdevelopment.So well-grounded reasons exist for reforming Ukraine's territorial structure, including: the integration of a few small oblasts, the broadening of oblast and city authority, and restricting the autonomy of the Crimean peninsula.

For an understanding of the cultural and socioeconomic differences within the country, a knowledge of the Ukrainian historical regions is as crucial as studying its administrative structure.

General scheme of administrative subdivision

Those three types of national-level units are further subdivided into raions (Ukrainian singular: район, raion). Urban settlements (Ukrainian singular: місто, misto) are subordinated to either the central government, oblast, or raion, depending on their population and socio-economic importance (see also: List of cities in Ukraine). The raions (districts) are a constituent part of oblasts, but also of large urban settlements (i.e. cities and megacities). The typical misto may be considered to be a city, not a town (compare to City status in the United Kingdom). However, the misto's subordination to either oblast or raion should be taken into account, especially in the political sense. There are also a few lowest-level administrative units, which may be generally called villages (Ukrainian: singular село, selo).

Names of Ukraine's administrative units
Ukrainian Romanized¹ English wide-spread English recommended (formal use) English recommended (informal use)
автономна республік?avtonomna respublika(autonomous) republic, autonomyautonomous republicautonomy
област?oblast'region², provinceoblastprovince
райо?raiondistrict, region³, arearaiondistrict
містomistocitymistocity
містo зі спеціальним статусо?misto zi spetsial'nym statusommunicipalitymunicipalitymunicipality, city
містo областного значенн?misto оblastnoho znachenniacity of oblast subordinancemisto оblastnoho znachenniacity of oblast subordinance
містo районного значенн?misto raionnoho znachenniacity of raion subordinancemisto raionnoho znachenniacity of raion subordinance
селище міського тип?selysche mis'koho typutown, urban-type settlementselysche mis'koho typutown, urban-type settlement
сільський населений пунк?sel'skyi naselenyi punktvillage, rural-type settlementselovillage, rural-type settlement
селищ?selyschevillageselyschevillage
сел?selovillageselovillage


Notes
  1. Romanized using Ukrainian National standard. Details at Romanization of Ukrainian.
  2. Province is more precise because region may also refer to supranational geographic entity.
  3. Region is ambiguous since it usually refers to larger national-level units; area is inaccurate.

Oblasts

Most of Ukraine's oblasts (provinces) are named after their capital cities, officially called "centers" (Ukrainian singular: обласний центр, oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city. E.g. Poltava is a center of Poltavs'ka oblast' (Poltava Oblast).

Most of them are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna". E.g. Poltava Oblast is also called Poltavshchyna.

Exceptions to this rule include:
  • Two oblasts, Volyn and Zakarpattia, which retain the names of their respective historical regions, Volyn' (Volhynia) and Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia), whose respective capitals are Lutsk and Uzhhorod.
  • Kyiv, which is a municipality independent of the surrounding Kyiv Oblast, but also the center of that oblast (administrative bodies of the oblast are situated inside the city).
An oblast center in Ukraine is usually the largest and most developed city in given province.

See also list of subnational name etymologies: "Ukraine".



List of Ukraine's oblasts
Oblast Ukrainian Traditional Centre city
Cherkasy OblastЧеркаська область
Cherkas'ka oblast'		Черкащина
Cherkashchyna		Cherkasy
Chernihiv OblastЧернігівська область
Chernihivs'ka oblast'		Чернігівщина
Chernihivshchyna		Chernihiv
Chernivtsi OblastЧерніветська область
Chernivets'ka oblast'		Чернівеччина
Chernivechchyna or Буковина
Bukovyna		Chernivtsi
Dnipropetrovsk OblastДніпропетровська область
Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast'		Дніпропетровщина
Dnipropetrovshchyna		Dnipropetrovsk
Donetsk OblastДонецька область
Donets'ka oblast'		Донеччина
Donechchyna		Donetsk
Ivano-Frankivsk OblastІвано-Франківська область
Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast'		Івано-Франківщина
Ivano-Frankivshchyna		Ivano-Frankivsk
Kharkiv OblastХарківська область
Kharkivs'ka oblast'		Харківщина
Kharkivshchyna,
or Слобожанщина
Slobozhanshchyna		Kharkiv
Kherson OblastХерсонська область
Khersons'ka oblast'		Херсонщина
Khersonshchyna		Kherson
Khmelnytskyi OblastХмельнитська область
Khmel'nyts'ka oblast'		Хмельниччина
Khmel'nychchyna		Khmelnytskyi
Kyiv OblastКиївська область
Kyivs'ka oblast'		Київщина
Kyivshchyna		Kyiv
Kirovohrad OblastКіровоградська область
Kirovohrads'ka oblast'		Кіровоградщина
Kirovohradshchyna		Kirovohrad
Luhansk OblastЛуганська область
Luhans'ka oblast'		Луганщина or Лугань
Luhanshchyna; Lugan'		Luhansk
Lviv OblastЛьвівська область
L'vivs'ka oblast'		Львівщина
L'vivshchyna		Lviv
Mykolaiv OblastМиколаївська область
Mykolaivs'ka oblast'		Миколаївщина
Mykolaivshchyna		Mykolaiv
Odesa OblastОдеська область
Odes'ka oblast'		Одещина
Odeshchyna		Odesa
Poltava OblastПолтавська область
Poltavs'ka oblast'		Полтавщина
Poltavshchyna		Poltava
Rivne OblastРівненська область
Rivnens'ka oblast'		Рівненщина
Rivnenshchyna		Rivne
Sumy OblastСумська область
Sums'ka oblast'		Сумщина
Sumshchyna		Sumy
Ternopil OblastТернопільська область
Ternopil's'ka oblast'		Тернопільщина
Ternopil'shchyna		Ternopil
Vinnytsia OblastВінницька область
Vinnyts'ka oblast'		Вінниччина
Vinnychchyna		Vinnytsia
Volyn Oblast or
Volhynia Oblast		Волинська область
Volyns'ka oblast'		Волинь
Volyn'		Lutsk
Zakarpattia Oblast or
Transcarpathian Oblast		Закарпатська область
Zakarpats'ka oblast'		Закарпаттіа
Zakarpattia		Uzhhorod
Zaporizhia OblastЗапорізька область
Zaporiz'ka oblast'		Запоріжжя
Zaporizhzhia		Zaporizhzhia
Zhytomyr OblastЖитомирська область
Zhytomyrs'ka oblast'		Житомирщина
Zhytomyrshchyna		Zhytomyr

Autonomous Republic of Crimea

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Avtonomna Respublika Krym), formerly Crimea Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR, is geographically the main part of Crimean peninsula in the south of Ukraine. Its capital is Simferopol.

Municipalities

Municipalities, (i.e. cities with special status, subordinated to Ukraine's central government) include Kiev (the capital of the country) and Sevastopol. They retain their status from the administrative subdivision of Ukrainian SSR. The exact legal status of each city is determined by special laws.

Settlements by Status
Status [1] Status
(in Ukrainian)		 Total Number
(as of 2006)
misto / cityмісто457
 municipalityмісто зі спеціальним статусом2
 misto оblastnoho znachenniaмісто областного значення176
 misto raionnoho znachenniaмісто районного значення279
selysche miskoho typu / townселище міського типу886
selo / villageсільський населений пункт28,552
 selyscheселище1,364
 seloсело27,188

Raions

Main article: Raions of Ukraine


Raions are small territorial units of subdivision of Ukraine. There are 490 raions in 24 oblasts and Crimea autonomous republic of Ukraine. An average area of Ukrainian raion is 1,200 km²., an average population of raions is 52,000 people.

See also

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Ukraine
Administrative divisions of Ukraine:
Cherkasy Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast | Autonomous Republic of Crimea | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Donetsk Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast | Kherson Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Kiev City | Kiev Oblast | Kirovohrad Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | Lviv Oblast | Mykolaiv Oblast | Odessa Oblast | Poltava Oblast | Rivne Oblast | Sevastopol City | Sumy Oblast | Ternopil Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast | Volyn Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast | Zaporizhia Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast
Administrative centers of subdivision units:
Cherkasy | Chernihiv | Chernivtsi | Dnipropetrovsk | Donetsk | Ivano-Frankivsk | Kharkiv | Kherson | Khmelnytskyi | Kiev | Kirovohrad | Luhansk | Lutsk | Lviv | Mykolaiv | Odessa | Poltava | Rivne | Sevastopol | Simferopol | Sumy | Ternopil | Uzhhorod | Vinnytsia | Zaporizhia | Zhytomyr


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