City of regional significance (Ukraine)
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Category | Second-level subdivision |
Location | Ukraine |
Created | 1932 |
Number | 182 (as of 2015) |
Government | City Council |
Subdivisions |
Urban districts Councils (municipalities) |
City of regional significance is a city municipality that is designated as a separate district within its region (i.e. oblast, Crimea). In Crimea, these cities are referred to as cities of republican significance, while in regular oblasts those municipalities are referred to as cities of oblast significance (Ukrainian: Місто обласного значення, Misto oblasnoho znachennya). The designation of regional significance was created with the introduction of oblasts back in 1932.
Such city municipality is complex and usually combines the city proper as well as the adjacent populated places. The city of regional (oblast) significance is governed by a city council known as mis'krada which is chaired by a mayor. There are instances where a municipality may include only the city alone (city proper), while in others instances a municipality may consists of its own subdivisions such as districts in city, similarly to the cities with special status or even other cities which carry designation of cities of district significance.
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Each region has at least one city of regional significance as its administrative center. A city is usually granted the status for being an economical and cultural center that has a developed industry, utilities, a considerable amount of state provided housing, and a population of over 50,000, and if for further economical and social development of a city it is appropriate to establish a direct management by regional organizations. In some cases, a city with a population of less than 50,000 can be a city of regional significance if it has important industrial, social-cultural, and historical significance, or a propensity for further economical and social development and population increase. These exceptions are usually granted on a decision of the Supreme Council of Ukraine – Verkhovna Rada.
The city can be divided into districts at the city's authorities' discretion. Along with raions of a region, the cities of regional significance are the second level of administrative-territorial division of Ukraine. Beside having districts, the city can be divided into various municipal councils (rada, often considered its extended metropolitan area and suburbs) such as smaller city councils, town councils, or rural councils. Additionally, a city of regional significance can simply be composed of one settlement itself.
In 2012, there were 178 cities of regional significance across the different regions of Ukraine, ranging from the Donetsk Region, which has the highest number of cities at 28, to the Ternopil Region, which has only one, Ternopil. On average there are seven cities in each oblast or Crimea.
List of cities by oblast
Population statistics are from the 2001 Ukrainian Census. An asterisk (*) indicates cities that have district division.
Cherkasy Oblast
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Vatutine | 1992 | 11 | 20,971 | 1,906 | 1 | 1 |
b | Zolotonosha | 1992 | 45 | 29,925 | 665 | 1 | 3 |
c | Kaniv | 19?? | 17 | 26,657 | 1,568 | ? | ? |
d | Smila | 19?? | 40 | 69,720 | 1,743 | 1 | 1 |
e | Uman | 19?? | 41 | 88,735 | 2,164 | ? | ? |
f | Cherkasy* | 19?? | 78 | 296,191 | 3,797 | 1 | 1 |
Chernihiv Oblast
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Nizhyn | 19?? | 43 | 76,625 | 1,782 | ? | ? |
b | Pryluky | 19?? | 40 | 64,861 | 1,622 | ? | ? |
c | Chernihiv* | 19?? | 71 | 304,994 | 4,296 | ? | ? |
Chernivtsi Oblast
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Novodnistrovsk | 2000 | 3 | 10,342 | 3,447 | ? | ? |
b | Chernivtsi | 19?? | 153 | 240,621 | 1,573 | ? | ? |
Crimea
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Alushta | 1964 | 600 | 53,727 | 90 | 2 | 24 |
b | Armiansk | 1993 | 162 | 26,187 | 162 | 1 | 3 |
c | Krasnoperekopsk | 1976 | 22 | 31,023 | 1,410 | 1 | |
d | Dzhankoi | 1963 | 26 | 43,343 | 1,667 | 1 | |
e | Yevpatoriia | 19?? | 65 | 120,638 | 1,856 | 4 | |
f | Kerch | 19?? | 108 | 157,007 | 1,454 | 1 | |
g | Saky | 1979 | 29 | 29,416 | 1,014 | 1 | |
h | Simferopol* | 19?? | 107 | 363,597 | 3,398 | 5 | 1 |
i | Sudak | 19?? | 539 | 28,319 | 53 | 2 | 14 |
j | Feodosiia | 19?? | 350 | 108,571 | 310 | 6 | 11 |
k | Yalta | 19?? | 283 | 144,434 | 510 | 23 | 9 |
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Vilnohirsk | 1990 | 10 | 23,782 | 2,378 | ? | ? |
b | Kamianske* | 193? | 150 | 262,704 | 1,751 | 2 | 1 |
c | Dnipropetrovsk* | 19?? | 397 | 1,080,846 | 2,723 | 2 | 0 |
d | Zhovti Vody | 1957 | 34 | 54,370 | 1,599 | 1 | 1 |
e | Kryvyi Rih* | 19?? | 422 | 712,507 | 1,688 | 1 | 5 |
f | Marhanets | 19?? | 36 | 50,591 | 1,405 | 2 | 1 |
g | Nikopol | 1937 | 50 | 136,280 | 2,726 | ? | ? |
h | Novomoskovsk | 19?? | 36 | 72,439 | 2,012 | ? | ? |
i | Pokrov | 19?? | 26 | 46,532 | 1,790 | 3 | 0 |
j | Pavlohrad | 19?? | 59 | 118,816 | 2,014 | ? | ? |
k | Pershotravensk | 1989 | 3 | 29,140 | 9,713 | ? | ? |
l | Synelnykove | 1979 | 23 | 32,302 | 1,404 | ? | ? |
m | Ternivka | 1990 | 18 | 29,253 | 1,625 | 1 | 1 |
Donetsk Oblast
# | Name | Year | Area (km².) | Population | Density | No. of settlements | |
Urban | Rural | ||||||
a | Avdiivka | Авдіївка | 29 | 37,210 | 1,283 | ||
b | Bakhmut | Бахмут | 74 | 113,360 | 1,532 | ||
c | Vuhledar | Вугледар | 5 | 17,440 | 3,488 | ||
d | Horlivka | Горлівка | 422 | 314,660 | 746 | ||
e | Debaltseve | Дебальцеве | 38 | 52,214 | 1,374 | ||
f | Toretsk | Торецьк | 62 | 87,024 | 1,404 | ||
g | Myrnohrad | Мирноград | 23 | 55,815 | 2,427 | ||
h | Dobropillia | Добропілля | 20 | 71,695 | 3,585 | ||
i | Dokuchaievsk | Докучаєвськ | 119 | 25,265 | 212 | ||
j | Donetsk | Донецьк | 571 | 1,033,424 | 1,810 | ||
k | Druzhkivka | Дружківка | 47 | 74,901 | 1,594 | ||
l | Yenakiieve | Єнакієве | 425 | 161,535 | 380 | ||
m | Zhdanivka | Жданівка | 2 | 14,793 | 7,397 | ||
n | Kirovske | Кіровське | 7 | 30,910 | 4,416 | ||
o | Kostiantynivka | Костянтинівка | 66 | 95,111 | 1,441 | ||
p | Kramatorsk | Краматорськ | 356 | 216,162 | 607 | ||
q | Lyman | Лиман | 192 | 29,610 | 154 | ||
r | Pokrovsk | Покровськ | 39 | 83,251 | 2,135 | ||
s | Makiivka | Макіївка | 426 | 432,830 | 1,016 | ||
t | Mariupol | Маріуполь | 244 | 514,548 | 2,109 | ||
u | Novohrodivka | Новогродівка | 6 | 17,473 | 2,912 | ||
v | Selydove | Селидове | 108 | 62,589 | 580 | ||
w | Sloviansk | Словянськ | 74 | 146,585 | 1,981 | ||
x | Snizhne | Сніжне | 189 | 82,609 | 437 | ||
y | Torez | Торез | 105 | 95,632 | 911 | ||
z | Khartsyzk | Харцизьк | 207 | 114,105 | 551 | ||
aa | Shakhtarsk | Шахтарськ | 51 | 71,658 | 1,405 | ||
ab | Yasynuvata | Ясинувата | 19 | 37,552 | 1,976 | ||
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Bolekhiv | Болехів | 300 | 21,219 | 71 | ||
b | Ivano-Frankivsk | Івано-Франківськ | 84 | 233,418 | 2,779 | ||
c | Kalush | Калуш | 65 | 67,902 | 1,045 | ||
d | Kolomyia | Коломия | 41 | 61,989 | 1,512 | ||
e | Yaremcha | Яремча | 657 | 21,450 | 33 |
Kiev Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Boryspil | Бориспіль | 20 | 54,591 | 2,730 | ||
b | Berezan | Березань | 33 | 17,367 | 526 | ||
c | Bila Tserkva | Біла Церква | 34 | 200,131 | 5,886 | ||
d | Brovary | Бровари | 34 | 86,839 | 2,554 | ||
e | Vasylkiv | Васильків | 21 | 39,722 | 1,892 | ||
f | Irpin | Ірпінь | 38 | 101,761 | 2,678 | ||
g | Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi | Переяслав-Хмельницький | 32 | 31,634 | 989 | ||
h | Prypiat | Прип'ять | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
i | Rzhyschiv | Ржищів | 36 | 8,447 | 235 | ||
j | Slavutych | Славутич | 21 | 24,402 | 1,162 | ||
k | Fastiv | Фастів | 43 | 51,976 | 1,209 | ||
l | Bucha* | Буча | 26 | 28,533 | 1,100 | ||
m | Obukhiv* | Обухів | 24 | 32,737 | 1,400 |
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Kirovohrad Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Znamianka | Знам'янка | 15 | 35,569 | 2,371 | ||
b | Kropyvnytskyi | Кропивницький | 103 | 262,543 | 2,549 | ||
c | Oleksandriia | Олександрія | 61 | 104,461 | 1,712 | ||
d | Svitlovodsk | Світловодськ | 45 | 57,609 | 1,280 |
Kharkiv Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Izium | Ізюм | 40 | 56,114 | 1,403 | ||
b | Kupiansk | Куп’янськ | 33 | 62,620 | 1,898 | ||
c | Lozova | Лозова | 18 | 73,098 | 4,061 | ||
d | Liubotyn | Люботин | 31 | 26,945 | 869 | ||
e | Pervomaiskyi | Первомайський | 30 | 33,016 | 1,101 | ||
f | Kharkiv | Харків | 306 | 1,470,902 | 4,807 | ||
g | Chuhuiv | Чугуїв | 13 | 37,715 | 2,901 |
Kherson Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Kakhovka | Каховка | 31 | 38,238 | 1,233 | ||
b | Nova Kakhovka | Нова Каховка | 223 | 74,599 | 335 | ||
c | Kherson | Херсон | 423 | 367,188 | 868 |
Khmelnytsky Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Kamianets-Podilskyi | Кам'янець-Подільський | 26 | 99,610 | 3,831 | ||
b | Netishyn | Нетішин | 66 | 34,340 | 520 | ||
c | Slavuta | Славута | 22 | 34,358 | 1,562 | ||
d | Starokostiantyniv | Старокостянтинів | 17 | 35,206 | 2,071 | ||
e | Khmelnytskyi | Хмельницький | 86 | 253,994 | 2,953 | ||
f | Shepetivka | Шепетівка | 38 | 48,212 | 1,269 |
Luhansk Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Alchevsk | Алчевськ | 49 | 119,193 | 2,433 | ||
b | Antratsyt | Антрацит | 61 | 90,835 | 1,489 | ||
c | Brianka | Брянка | 64 | 61,357 | 959 | ||
d | Kirovsk | Кіровськ | 35 | 45,012 | 1,286 | ||
e | Krasnyi Luch | Красний Луч | 154 | 145,129 | 942 | ||
f | Krasnodon | Краснодон | 77 | 118,168 | 1,535 | ||
g | Lysychansk | Лисичанськ | 96 | 133,258 | 1,388 | ||
h | Luhansk | Луганськ | 286 | 503,248 | 1,760 | ||
i | Pervomaisk | Первомайськ | 89 | 80,622 | 906 | ||
j | Rovenky | Ровеньки | 217 | 91,712 | 423 | ||
k | Rubizhne | Рубіжне | 34 | 65,322 | 1,921 | ||
l | Sverdlovsk | Свердловськ | 84 | 110,159 | 1,311 | ||
m | Sievierodonetsk | Сєверодонецьк | 58 | 129,752 | 2,237 | ||
n | Stakhanov | Стаханов | 92 | 108,266 | 1,177 |
Lviv Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Boryslav | Борислав | 37 | 40,434 | 1,093 | ||
b | Drohobych | Дрогобич | 41 | 99,982 | 2,439 | ||
c | Lviv | Львів | 171 | 758,526 | 4,436 | ||
d | Morshyn | Моршин | 2 | 6,482 | 3,241 | ||
e | Novyi Rozdil | Новий Розділ | 8 | 28,227 | 3,528 | ||
f | Sambir | Самбір | 15 | 36,556 | 2,437 | ||
g | Stryi | Стрий | 17 | 62,479 | 3,675 | ||
h | Truskavets | Трускавець | 8 | 31,037 | 3,880 | ||
i | Chervonohrad | Червоноград | 17 | 85,359 | 5,021 |
Mykolaiv Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Voznesensk | Вознесенськ | 23 | 42,634 | 1,854 | ||
b | Mykolaiv | Миколаїв | 260 | 514,136 | 1,977 | ||
c | Ochakiv | Очаків | 13 | 16,929 | 1,302 | ||
d | Pervomaisk | Первомайськ | 25 | 70,170 | 2,807 | ||
e | Yuzhnoukrainsk | Южноукраїнськ | 24 | 38,206 | 1,592 |
Odessa Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | Білгород-Дністровський | 31 | 58,436 | 1,885 | ||
b | Izmail | Ізмаїл | 53 | 84,815 | 1,600 | ||
c | Chornomorsk | Чорноморськ | 25 | 63,726 | 2,549 | ||
d | Podilsk | Подільськ | 15 | 40,718 | 2,715 | ||
e | Odessa | Одеса | 139 | 1,029,049 | 7,403 | ||
f | Teplodar | Теплодар | 3 | 8,830 | 2,943 | ||
g | Yuzhne | Южне | 9 | 23,977 | 2,664 |
Poltava Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Horishni Plavni | Горішні Плавні | 174 | 54,313 | 312 | ||
b | Kremenchuk | Кременчук | 96 | 234,073 | 2,438 | ||
c | Lubny | Лубни | 30 | 52,572 | 1,752 | ||
d | Myrhorod | Миргород | 29 | 42,886 | 1,479 | ||
e | Poltava | Полтава | 104 | 317,998 | 3,058 |
Rivne Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Dubno | Дубно | 27 | 39,146 | 1,450 | ||
b | Ostroh | Острог | 10 | 14,801 | 1,480 | ||
c | Rivne | Рівне | 58 | 248,813 | 4,290 | ||
d | Varash | Вараш | 4 | 38,830 | 9,708 |
Sumy Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Okhtyrka | Охтирка | 31 | 50,713 | 1,636 | ||
b | Hlukhiv | Глухів | 84 | 36,056 | 429 | ||
c | Konotop | Конотоп | 103 | 97,296 | 945 | ||
d | Lebedyn | Лебедин | 167 | 29,710 | 178 | ||
e | Romny | Ромни | 29 | 50,929 | 1,756 | ||
f | Sumy | Суми | 146 | 295,847 | 2,026 | ||
g | Shostka | Шостка | 36 | 87,130 | 2,420 |
Ternopil Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Ternopil | Тернопіль | 59 | 227,755 | 3,860 |
Vinnytsia
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Vinnytsia | Вінниця | 61 | 356,665 | 5,847 | ||
b | Zhmerynka | Жмеринка | 18 | 37,349 | 2,075 | ||
c | Koziatyn | Козятин | 9 | 27,643 | 3,071 | ||
d | Ladyzhyn | Ладижин | 11 | 23,456 | 2,132 | ||
e | Mohyliv-Podilskyi | Могилів-Подільський | 22 | 33,138 | 1,506 | ||
f | Khmilnyk | Хмільник | 20 | 27,898 | 1,395 | ||
Volyn Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Volodymyr-Volynskyi | Володимир-Волинський | 17 | 38,256 | 2,250 | ||
b | Kovel | Ковель | 47 | 66,401 | 1,413 | ||
c | Lutsk | Луцьк | 42 | 208,816 | 4,972 | ||
d | Novovolynsk | Нововолинськ | 17 | 58,688 | 3,452 | ||
Zakarpattia Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Berehove | Берегове | 15 | 27,235 | 1,816 | ||
b | Mukacheve | Мукачеве | 28 | 82,346 | 2,941 | ||
c | Uzhhorod | Ужгород | 33 | 117,317 | 3,555 | ||
d | Khust | Хуст | 11 | 32,348 | 2,941 | ||
e | Chop | Чоп | 2 | 8,919 | 4,460 |
Zaporizhia Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Berdyansk | Бердянськ | 83 | 124,959 | 1,506 | ||
b | Enerhodar | Енергодар | 64 | 56,242 | 879 | ||
c | Zaporizhzhia | Запоріжжя | 236 | 817,882 | 3,466 | ||
d | Melitopol | Мелітополь | 42 | 160,657 | 3,825 | ||
e | Tokmak | Токмак | 32 | 36,275 | 1,134 |
Zhytomyr Oblast
# | Raion or city | Raion or city (Ukrainian Wikipedia) | Area (km².) | Population (1 December 2001) | Density (people on 1 km².) | Centre | Important cities |
a | Berdychiv | Бердичів | 36 | 87,575 | 2,433 | ||
b | Zhytomyr | Житомир | 61 | 284,236 | 4,660 | ||
c | Korosten | Коростень | 30 | 66,669 | 2,222 | ||
d | Novohrad-Volynskyi | Новоград-Волинський | 27 | 56,259 | 2,084 | ||
See also
- City of district significance (Ukraine), similar category for smaller cities
- Consolidated city-county
External links
- "Regions of Ukraine and their composition". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- "On Procedure of settlement of matters of administrative-territorial structure of the Ukrainian SSR". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.