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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).

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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.

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 республіка avtonomna respublika (autonomous) republic, autonomy autonomous republic autonomy
область oblast' region², province oblast province
район raion district, region³, area raion district
містo misto city misto city
містo зі спеціальним статусом misto zi spetsial'nym statusom municipality municipality municipality, city
містo областного значення misto оblastnoho znachennia city of oblast subordinance misto оblastnoho znachennia city of oblast subordinance
містo районного значення misto raionnoho znachennia city of raion subordinance misto raionnoho znachennia city of raion subordinance
селище міського типу selysche mis'koho typu town, urban-type settlement selysche mis'koho typu town, urban-type settlement
сільський населений пункт sel'skyi naselenyi punkt village, rural-type settlement selo village, rural-type settlement
селище selysche village selysche village
село selo village selo village

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.

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 Oblast Черкаська область
Cherkas'ka oblast'		 Черкащина
Cherkashchyna		 Cherkasy
Chernihiv Oblast Чернігівська область
Chernihivs'ka oblast'		 Чернігівщина
Chernihivshchyna		 Chernihiv
Chernivtsi Oblast Черніветська область
Chernivets'ka oblast'		 Чернівеччина
Chernivechchyna or Буковина
Bukovyna		 Chernivtsi
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Дніпропетровська область
Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast'		 Дніпропетровщина
Dnipropetrovshchyna		 Dnipropetrovsk
Donetsk Oblast Донецька область
Donets'ka oblast'		 Донеччина
Donechchyna		 Donetsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Івано-Франківська область
Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast'		 Івано-Франківщина
Ivano-Frankivshchyna		 Ivano-Frankivsk
Kharkiv Oblast Харківська область
Kharkivs'ka oblast'		 Харківщина
Kharkivshchyna,
or Слобожанщина
Slobozhanshchyna		 Kharkiv
Kherson Oblast Херсонська область
Khersons'ka oblast'		 Херсонщина
Khersonshchyna		 Kherson
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Хмельнитська область
Khmel'nyts'ka oblast'		 Хмельниччина
Khmel'nychchyna		 Khmelnytskyi
Kyiv Oblast Київська область
Kyivs'ka oblast'		 Київщина
Kyivshchyna		 Kyiv
Kirovohrad Oblast Кіровоградська область
Kirovohrads'ka oblast'		 Кіровоградщина
Kirovohradshchyna		 Kirovohrad
Luhansk Oblast Луганська область
Luhans'ka oblast'		 Луганщина or Лугань
Luhanshchyna; Lugan'		 Luhansk
Lviv Oblast Львівська область
L'vivs'ka oblast'		 Львівщина
L'vivshchyna		 Lviv
Mykolaiv Oblast Миколаївська область
Mykolaivs'ka oblast'		 Миколаївщина
Mykolaivshchyna		 Mykolaiv
Odesa Oblast Одеська область
Odes'ka oblast'		 Одещина
Odeshchyna		 Odesa
Poltava Oblast Полтавська область
Poltavs'ka oblast'		 Полтавщина
Poltavshchyna		 Poltava
Rivne Oblast Рівненська область
Rivnens'ka oblast'		 Рівненщина
Rivnenshchyna		 Rivne
Sumy Oblast Сумська область
Sums'ka oblast'		 Сумщина
Sumshchyna		 Sumy
Ternopil Oblast Тернопільська область
Ternopil's'ka oblast'		 Тернопільщина
Ternopil'shchyna		 Ternopil
Vinnytsia Oblast Вінницька 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 Oblast Запорізька область
Zaporiz'ka oblast'		 Запоріжжя
Zaporizhzhia		 Zaporizhzhia
Zhytomyr Oblast Житомирська область
Zhytomyrs'ka oblast'		 Житомирщина
Zhytomyrshchyna		 Zhytomyr

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, (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 / city місто 457
  municipality місто зі спеціальним статусом 2
  misto оblastnoho znachennia місто областного значення 176
  misto raionnoho znachennia місто районного значення 279
selysche miskoho typu / town селище міського типу 886
selo / village сільський населений пункт 28,552
  selysche селище 1,364
  selo село 27,188

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.


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