Pryluky Raion () is a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
(district) of
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...
, northern
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Its administrative centre is located at the city of
Pryluky
Pryluky ( ) is a city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality located on the Udai River in Chernihiv Oblast, north-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Pryluky Raion (Raion, district). Located nearby is the Pryluky (a ...
. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Pryluky Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions,
Ichnia,
Sribne,
Talalaivka, and
Varva Raions, as well as the city of Pryluky, which was previously incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Pryluky Raion.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
Current
There are 279 settlements in the Pryluky Raion.
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 11
hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s:
*
Ichnia urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Ichnia, transferred from Ichnia Raion;
*
Ladan settlement hromada with the administration in the
rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
of
Ladan, retained from Pryluky Raion;
*
Lynovytsia settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Lynovytsia, retained from Pryluky Raion;
*
Mala Divytsia settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Mala Divytsia, retained from Pryluky Raion;
*
Parafiivka settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Parafiivka, transferred from Ichnia Raion;
*
Pryluky urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Pryluky
Pryluky ( ) is a city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality located on the Udai River in Chernihiv Oblast, north-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Pryluky Raion (Raion, district). Located nearby is the Pryluky (a ...
, was previously a city of oblast significance;
*
Sribne settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Sribne, transferred from Sribne Raion;
*
Sukhopolova rural hromada, with the administration in the
selo of
Sukhopolova, retained from Pryluky Raion;
*
Talalaivka settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Talalaivka, transferred from Talalaivka Raion;
*
Varva settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Varva, transferred from Varva Raion;
*
Yablunivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Yablunivka, retained from Pryluky Raion.
Before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of five hromadas:
* Ladan settlement hromada with the administration in Ladan;
* Lynovytsia settlement hromada with the administration in Lynovytsia;
* Mala Divytsia settlement hromada with the administration in Mala Divytsia;
* Sukhopolova rural hromada with the administration in Sukhopolova;
* Yablunivka rural hromada with the administration in Yablunivka.
Geography
The Pryluky Raion is located in the south of Chernihiv Oblast. The district borders on the Brovarsky and Boryspil Raions Kyiv Oblast, Lubny and Myrhorod Raions of Poltava Oblast, Romensky and Konotop Raions of Sumy Oblast, Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast.
The territory of the Pryluky Raion is located within the
Dnieper Lowland
The Dnipro Lowland (also: Circumdnipro Lowland) () is a major geographic feature of the Central Ukraine region and the East European Plain.
Location
It lies along the midstream of Dnieper river mostly on its left bank from Belarus all the w ...
. The relief of the district's surface is a lowland plain, in places dissected by river valleys. All rivers belong to the
Dnieper basin
The Dnieper Basin is the drainage basin of the Dnieper River, covering an area of . Its water resources compose around 80% of the total for all Ukraine.
Geography
The Dnieper Basin lies within Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. It borders on the Vol ...
. The largest river is the
Udai, a tributary of the
Desna.
The climate of Pryluky Raion is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7°C, and in July - +19°C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest amount of precipitation in the summer period.
[Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-09.]
The soil cover of the district is dominated by black soil and podzolized soils. The Pryluky Raion is located in the natural zone of the forest-steppe, in
Polissya
Polesia, also called Polissia, Polesie, or Polesye, is a natural (geographic) and historical region in Eastern Europe within the East European Plain, including the Belarus–Ukraine border region and part of eastern Poland. This region should ...
. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, and birch. Minerals: oil, peat, bischofite, gas, sand, clay.
[Барановська О.В. та ін. Чернігівщина: природа, населення, господарство (комплексне географічне дослідження): Монографія. – Ніжин: Наука-сервіс, 2000. – 180 с. Retrieved 2025-07-09]
Economy
The leading sectors of the district's economy are agriculture, mining, food industry, automotive and forestry. Agriculture specializes in growing grain and industrial crops, cattle breeding, pig breeding and poultry farming. Oil and gas production is carried out in the district. Mechanical engineering is represented by the production of special vehicles (fire engines).
Transportation
The
Chernihiv
Chernihiv (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is
The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine ...
-
Hrebinka,
Pryluky
Pryluky ( ) is a city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality located on the Udai River in Chernihiv Oblast, north-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Pryluky Raion (Raion, district). Located nearby is the Pryluky (a ...
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Bakhmach
Bakhmach (, ) is a city located in Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bakhmach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of In 2025 the population is 16,30 ...
railways, regional highways and the
M01 Derkhav highway pass through the Pryluky Raion. The main railway station is located in Pryluky.
[Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-09.]
References
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1923 establishments in Ukraine