City of regional significance (Ukraine)

City of regional significance (Ukrainian: Місто обласного значення, Misto oblasnoho znachennya) was a city municipality that was designated as a separate district within its region (i.e. oblast, Crimea). In Crimea, these cities were referred to as cities of republican significance, while in regular oblasts those municipalities were referred to as cities of oblast significance. The designation of regional significance was created with the introduction of oblasts in 1932 and abolished in 2020 following a new administrative reform that reshaped raions (see List of raions of Ukraine).

Cities of regional significance
  Cities are marked with Latin alphabet lettering
CategorySecond-level subdivision
Location Ukraine
Created1932
Abolished2020
Number182 (as of 2015)
GovernmentCity Council
SubdivisionsUrban districts
Councils (municipalities)

Such city municipality was complex and usually combines the city proper as well as the adjacent populated places. The city of regional (oblast) significance was governed by a city council known as mis'krada which was chaired by a mayor. There were instances where a municipality may include only the city alone (city proper), while in others instances a municipality might 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.

Definition

Each region had at least one city of regional significance as its administrative center. A city was 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 was appropriate to establish a direct management by regional organizations. In some cases, a city with a population of less than 50,000 could be a city of regional significance if it had important industrial, social-cultural, and historical significance, or a propensity for further economical and social development and population increase. These exceptions were usually granted on a decision of the Supreme Council of Ukraine Verkhovna Rada.

The city could 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.

  small city category

Cherkasy Oblast

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aVatutine19921120,9711,90611
bZolotonosha19924529,92566513
cKaniv19??1726,6571,568??
dSmila19??4069,7201,74311
eUman19??4188,7352,164??
fCherkasy*19??78296,1913,79711

Chernihiv Oblast

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aNizhyn19??4376,6251,782??
bPryluky19??4064,8611,622??
cChernihiv*19??71304,9944,296??

Chernivtsi Oblast

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aNovodnistrovsk2000310,3423,447??
bChernivtsi*19??153240,6211,573??

Crimea

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aAlushta196460053,72790224
bArmiansk199316226,18716213
cKrasnoperekopsk19762231,0231,4101
dDzhankoi19632643,3431,6671
eYevpatoriia19??65120,6381,8564
fKerch19??108157,0071,4541
gSaky19792929,4161,0141
hSimferopol*19??107363,5973,39851
iSudak19??53928,31953214
jFeodosiia19??350108,571310611
kYalta19??283144,434510239

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aVilnohirsk19901023,7822,378??
bKamianske*193?150262,7041,75121
cDnipro*19??3971,080,8462,72320
dZhovti Vody19573454,3701,59911
eKryvyi Rih*19??422712,5071,68815
fMarhanets19??3650,5911,40521
gNikopol193750136,2802,726??
hNovomoskovsk19??3672,4392,012??
iPokrov19??2646,5321,79030
jPavlohrad19??59118,8162,014??
kPershotravensk1989329,1409,713??
lSynelnykove19792332,3021,404??
mTernivka19901829,2531,62511

Donetsk Oblast

#NameYearArea
(km2.)
PopulationDensityNo. of settlements
UrbanRural
aAvdiivkaАвдіївка2937,2101,283
bBakhmutБахмут74113,3601,532
cVuhledarВугледар517,4403,488
dHorlivkaГорлівка422314,660746
eDebaltseveДебальцеве3852,2141,374
fToretskТорецьк6287,0241,404
gMyrnohradМирноград2355,8152,427
hDobropilliaДобропілля2071,6953,585
iDokuchaievskДокучаєвськ11925,265212
jDonetskДонецьк5711,033,4241,810
kDruzhkivkaДружківка4774,9011,594
lYenakiieveЄнакієве425161,535380
mZhdanivkaЖданівка214,7937,397
nKhrestivka (till 2016 Kirovske)Хрестівка730,9104,416
oKostiantynivkaКостянтинівка6695,1111,441
pKramatorskКраматорськ356216,162607
qLymanЛиман19229,610154
rPokrovskПокровськ3983,2512,135
sMakiivkaМакіївка426432,8301,016
tMariupolМаріуполь244514,5482,109
uNovohrodivkaНовогродівка617,4732,912
vSelydoveСелидове10862,589580
wSlovianskСловянськ74146,5851,981
xSnizhneСніжне18982,609437
yTorezТорез10595,632911
zKhartsyzkХарцизьк207114,105551
aaShakhtarskШахтарськ5171,6581,405
abYasynuvataЯсинувата1937,5521,976

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBolekhivБолехів30021,21971
bIvano-FrankivskІвано-Франківськ84233,4182,779
cKalushКалуш6567,9021,045
dKolomyiaКоломия4161,9891,512
eYaremchaЯремча65721,45033

Kyiv Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBoryspilБориспіль2054,5912,730
bBerezanБерезань3317,367526
cBila TserkvaБіла Церква34200,1315,886
dBrovaryБровари3486,8392,554
eVasylkivВасильків2139,7221,892
fIrpinІрпінь38101,7612,678
gPereiaslavПереяслав3231,634989
hPrypiatПрип'ять600
iRzhyschivРжищів368,447235
jSlavutychСлавутич2124,4021,162
kFastivФастів4351,9761,209
lBucha*Буча2628,5331,100
mObukhiv*Обухів2432,7371,400

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Kirovohrad Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aZnamiankaЗнам'янка1535,5692,371
bKropyvnytskyiКропивницький103262,5432,549
cOleksandriiaОлександрія61104,4611,712
dSvitlovodskСвітловодськ4557,6091,280

Kharkiv Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aIziumІзюм4056,1141,403
bKupianskКуп’янськ3362,6201,898
cLozovaЛозова1873,0984,061
dLiubotynЛюботин3126,945869
ePervomaiskyiПервомайський3033,0161,101
fKharkivХарків3061,470,9024,807
gChuhuivЧугуїв1337,7152,901

Kherson Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aKakhovkaКаховка3138,2381,233
bNova KakhovkaНова Каховка22374,599335
cKhersonХерсон423367,188868

Khmelnytsky Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aKamianets-PodilskyiКам'янець-Подільський2699,6103,831
bNetishynНетішин6634,340520
cSlavutaСлавута2234,3581,562
dStarokostiantynivСтарокостянтинів1735,2062,071
eKhmelnytskyiХмельницький86253,9942,953
fShepetivkaШепетівка3848,2121,269

Luhansk Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aAlchevskАлчевськ49119,1932,433
bAntratsytАнтрацит6190,8351,489
cBriankaБрянка6461,357959
dKirovskКіровськ3545,0121,286
eKrasnyi LuchКрасний Луч154145,129942
fKrasnodonКраснодон77118,1681,535
gLysychanskЛисичанськ96133,2581,388
hLuhanskЛуганськ286503,2481,760
iPervomaiskПервомайськ8980,622906
jRovenkyРовеньки21791,712423
kRubizhneРубіжне3465,3221,921
lSverdlovskСвердловськ84110,1591,311
mSievierodonetskСєверодонецьк58129,7522,237
nStakhanovСтаханов92108,2661,177

Lviv Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBoryslavБорислав3740,4341,093
bDrohobychДрогобич4199,9822,439
cLviv*Львів171758,5264,436
dMorshynМоршин26,4823,241
eNovyi RozdilНовий Розділ828,2273,528
fSambirСамбір1536,5562,437
gStryiСтрий1762,4793,675
hTruskavetsТрускавець831,0373,880
iChervonohradЧервоноград1785,3595,021

Mykolaiv Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aVoznesenskВознесенськ2342,6341,854
bMykolaivМиколаїв260514,1361,977
cOchakivОчаків1316,9291,302
dPervomaiskПервомайськ2570,1702,807
eYuzhnoukrainskЮжноукраїнськ2438,2061,592

Odessa Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBilhorod-DnistrovskyiБілгород-Дністровський3158,4361,885
bChornomorskЧорноморськ2563,7262,549
cIzmailІзмаїл5384,8151,600
dOdessaОдеса1391,029,0497,403
ePodilskПодільськ1540,7182,715
fTeplodarТеплодар38,8302,943
gYuzhneЮжне923,9772,664

Poltava Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aHorishni PlavniГорішні Плавні17454,313312
bKremenchukКременчук96234,0732,438
cLubnyЛубни3052,5721,752
dMyrhorodМиргород2942,8861,479
ePoltavaПолтава104317,9983,058

Rivne Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aDubnoДубно2739,1461,450
bOstrohОстрог1014,8011,480
cRivneРівне58248,8134,290
dVarashВараш438,8309,708

Sumy Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aHlukhivГлухів8436,056429
bKonotopКонотоп10397,296945
cLebedynЛебедин16729,710178
dOkhtyrkaОхтирка3150,7131,636
eRomnyРомни2950,9291,756
fShostkaШостка3687,1302,420
gSumyСуми146295,8472,026

Ternopil Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aTernopilТернопіль59227,7553,860

Vinnytsia Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aVinnytsiaВінниця61356,6655,847
bZhmerynkaЖмеринка1837,3492,075
cKoziatynКозятин927,6433,071
dLadyzhynЛадижин1123,4562,132
eMohyliv-PodilskyiМогилів-Подільський2233,1381,506
fKhmilnykХмільник2027,8981,395

Volyn Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aVolodymyr-VolynskyiВолодимир-Волинський1738,2562,250
bKovelКовель4766,4011,413
cLutskЛуцьк42208,8164,972
dNovovolynskНововолинськ1758,6883,452

Zakarpattia Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBerehoveБерегове1527,2351,816
bMukacheveМукачеве2882,3462,941
cUzhhorodУжгород33117,3173,555
dKhustХуст1132,3482,941
eChopЧоп28,9194,460

Zaporizhzhia Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBerdyanskБердянськ83124,9591,506
bEnerhodarЕнергодар6456,242879
cZaporizhzhiaЗапоріжжя236817,8823,466
dMelitopolМелітополь42160,6573,825
eTokmakТокмак3236,2751,134

Zhytomyr Oblast

#Raion or cityRaion or city
(Ukrainian Wikipedia)
Area
(km2.)
Population
(1 December 2001)
Density
(people on 1 km2.)
CentreImportant cities
aBerdychivБердичів3687,5752,433
bZhytomyrЖитомир61284,2364,660
cKorostenКоростень3066,6692,222
dNovohrad-VolynskyiНовоград-Волинський2756,2592,084
eMalynМалин6127,0830,346

See also

  • "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.

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