A raion (Ukrainian: район, romanized: raion; pl. райони, raiony), often translated as 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]

There were 490 raions in 24 oblasts and the Crimea autonomous republic of Ukraine. The number of raions per region (oblast and autonomous republic) varies between 11 and over 20. The average area of a Ukrainian raion before the reform was 1,200 km 2 (463 sq mi). The average population was 52,000.

Ukraine is a unitary state with three levels of administrative divisions: 27 regions (24 oblasts, two cities with special status and one autonomous republic), 136 raions (districts) and 1469 hromadas.

The independent city (equivalent to a region) is completely subdivided into four raions. It contains some areas that are outside the city limits of Sevastopol' itself, meaning the municipality of Sevastopol'.

Create your own custom map of Ukraine's oblasts (regions), raions (districts), and hromadas (communities). Color an editable map, fill in the legend, and download it for free to use in your project.

The population of the provinces (oblasts) and districts (raions) in Ukraine. The boundary changes of the administrative reform in 2020 are applied with the ecxeption of Crimea and Sevastopol. The icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, urbanization).

In Ukraine, there are a total of 136 raions which are the administrative divisions of oblasts (provinces) and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Major cities of regional significance as well as the two national cities with special status (Kyiv and Sevastopol) are also subdivided into raions (constituting a total of 118 nationwide).

Aug 31, 2020 · OPORA has developed an interactive map of Ukraine, displaying the boundaries of new raions and communities, as well as information about the number of voters and types of election systems, which will be applied in autumn 2020 local elections already.

There were 490 raions in 24 oblasts and the Crimea autonomous republic of Ukraine. The number of raions per region (oblast and autonomous republic) varies between 11 and over 20. The average area of a Ukrainian raion before the reform was 1,200 km2 (463 sq mi). The average population was 52,000.

A raion, often translated as district, is the second-level administrative division in Ukraine. Raions were created in a 1922 administrative reform of the Soviet...