Administrative divisions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast

The administrative divisions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Ukrainian: Хмельницька область) follows the general scheme of the administrative divisions in Ukraine. It is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into amalgamated territorial communities (hromadas). As Ukraine is a unitary state, any changes to the administrative divisions have to be approved by the Verkhovna Rada.

Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Хмельницька область
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Administrative centerKhmelnytskyi
Administrative divisions
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  • 20 districts
  • 13 cities
  • 24 towns
  • 568 silradas
  • 1409 villages
  • 5 settlements
Statistics dated 1 January 2006[1][2]

The oblast was established on September 22, 1937, as the "Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast" to replace the Kamianets Okruha and other neighboring administrative regions in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Its administrative center was moved from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Proskuriv in 1941, and when Proskuriv's name was changed to Khmelnytskyi, the oblast's name was changed as well. The administrative divisions in the oblast have remained the same since January 1, 2006.[2]

The Khmelnytskyi Oblast is one of the smaller of the 24 oblasts of Ukraine with a total area of 20,629 square kilometres (7,965 sq mi).[1] Its population was 1,426,649 at the 2001 census.[1] The oblast borders upon the Rivne Oblast to the northwest, the Zhytomyr Oblast to the northeast, the Vinnytsia Oblast to the east, the Chernivtsi Oblast to the south, and the Ternopil Oblast to the west.

The oblast has 24 urban-type settlements, 568 rural municipalities, 1409 villages, and five rural settlements.

Administrative divisions after 2020
Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast as of August 2020.

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to three.[3][4] These are:

  1. Kamianets-Podilskyi (Кам’янець-Подільський район), the center is in the town of Kamianets-Podilskyi;
  2. Khmelnytskyi (Хмельницький район), the center is in the city of Khmelnytskyi;
  3. Shepetivka (Шепетівський район), the center is in the town of Shepetivka.

Districts before 2020

Before July 2020, the Khmelnytskyi Oblast was administratively divided into 20 districts (райони).[5] which served as the second level of administrative division in the country. It had a total of 13 cities, six of which are under the oblast's jurisdiction (including its administrative center Khmelnytskyi) and seven which are under their raion's jurisdiction.

District Area (km2) Population (2012) Administrative center Urban-type settlements Rural municipalities Villages Settlements
Bilohiria Raion 776.3 28,128 Bilohiria Bilohiria
Yampil		 23 72 —
Chemerivtsi Raion 930 42,722 Chemerivtsi Chemerivtsi
Zakupne		 33 68 —
Derazhnia Raion 910 32,955 Derazhnia Lozove
Vovkovyntsi		 22 59 —
Dunaivtsi Raion 1,180 64,422 Dunaivtsi Dunaivtsi
Smotrych		 43 83 —
Horodok Raion 1,110 49,939 Horodok Sataniv 29 71 1
Iziaslav Raion 1,250 46,059 Iziaslav — 29 91 —
Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion 1,537 67,900 Kamianets-Podilskyi Stara Ushytsia 42 120 1
Khmelnytskyi Raion 1,220 52,906 Khmelnytskyi Chornyi Ostriv 38 76 1
Krasyliv Raion 1,180 53,814 Krasyliv Antoniny 35 93 —
Letychiv Raion 951 29,209 Letychiv Letychiv
Medzhybizh		 19 55 —
Nova Ushytsia Raion 853 30,271 Nova Ushytsia Nova Ushytsia 21 57 1
Polonne Raion 866 45,813 Polonne Poninka 17 44 1
Shepetivka Raion 1,160 34,724 Shepetivka Hrytsiv 22 68 —
Slavuta Raion 1,162 30,743 Slavuta — 36 79 —
Starokostiantyniv Raion 1,210 30,448 Starokostiantyniv — 30 97 —
Stara Syniava Raion 662 21,276 Stara Syniava Stara Syniava 15 44 —
Teofipol Raion 716 27,831 Teofipol Teofipol
Bazaliia		 22 53 —
Vinkivtsi Raion 653 25,630 Vinkivtsi Vinkivtsi 17 35 —
Volochysk Raion 1,103 53,113 Volochysk Viitivtsi
Narkevychi		 40 85 —
Yarmolyntsi Raion 898 31,599 Yarmolyntsi Yarmolyntsi 29 59 —

Populated settlements

Cities

The Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 13 cities, with six of them governed under the oblast's jurisdiction (міста обласного значення),[6] and the remaining seven under their respective district's jurisdiction (міста районного значення).[7] Each urban locality also administers their own respective municipality, which can have a few villages and settlements under its jurisdiction. The combined urban population of the cities and urban-type settlements was 723,431 in 2001.[1]

Urban-type settlements

The Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 24 urban-type settlements (селищ міського типу).[8] Each urban locality also administers their own respective municipality, which can have a few villages and settlements under its jurisdiction.

Villages

The Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 1,409 villages (сіл)[9] and five settlements (селищ).[10] Out of the 1,409 villages, 568 villages administer their own rural municipality (сільських рад) which may have a few other villages under its jurisdiction.[11] The combined rural population of the villages and settlements was 703,218 in 2001.[1]

See also

References
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  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
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  5. "Raions". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. "Cities of oblast significance". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. "Cities of raion significance". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  8. "Urban-type settlements". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  9. "Villages". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  10. "Settlements". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  11. "Rural councils". Regions of Ukraine and their Composition (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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