The administrative divisions of

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast (), also known as Khmelnychchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine covering portions of the historical regions of western Podolia and southern Volhynia. The Capital (political) ...

() follows the general scheme of the

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. It is subdivided into districts (''

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s'') which are subdivided into territorial communities (''

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s''). As Ukraine is a

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, any changes to the administrative divisions have to be approved by the

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. The oblast was established on 22 September 1937, as the "Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast" to replace the

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and other neighboring administrative regions in the

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. Its

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was moved from

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi (, ; ) is a city on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi. Formerly the administrative center of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the city is now the administrative center of Kamianets ...

to Proskuriv in 1941, and when Proskuriv's name was changed to

Khmelnytskyi Khmelnytskyi (, ) is a city in western Ukraine. Located on the Southern Bug, it serves as the administrative centre of Khmelnytskyi Oblast as well as Khmelnytskyi Raion within the oblast. With a population of Khmelnytskyi is the second-larges ...

, the oblast's name was changed as well. Khmelnytskyi Oblast is one of the smaller of the 24

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with a total area of . Its population was 1,426,649 at the 2001 census. The oblast borders upon

Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast (), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is . Its population is: Before its annexation by the ...

to the northwest,

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to the northeast,

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast (, ), also referred to as Vinnychchyna (), is an oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in central Ukraine. Its capital city, administrative center is Vinnytsia. The oblast has a population of History Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on ...

to the east,

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to the south, and

Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...

to the west. The oblast has three raions, that are further divided into 60 hromadas.

Current

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to three. These are: #

(Кам'янець-Подільський район), the center is in the town of

; #

(Хмельницький район), the center is in the city of

; #

Shepetivka Shepetivka (, ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located on the Huska River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Oblast, province) in western Ukraine. Shepetivka is the Capital (political), administrative center of Shepetivka Raion (Raion, district). ...

(Шепетівський район), the center is in the town of

Administrative divisions before 2020

Before July 2020, the Khmelnytskyi Oblast was administratively divided into 20 districts (райони), 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.

Populated settlements

Cities

Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 13 cities, with six of them governed under the oblast's jurisdiction (міста обласного значення), and the remaining seven under their respective district's jurisdiction (міста районного значення). 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.

Cities under oblast jurisdiction

(administrative center) *

Netishyn Netishyn ( ; ) is a city in Shepetivka Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province), in the west of Ukraine. It is located on the Horyn River. Netishyn hosts the administration of Netishyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: N ...

Slavuta Slavuta (, ; ; ) is a city in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. The city is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital, Khmelnytskyi, at around . Slavuta hosts the adm ...

Starokostiantyniv Starokostiantyniv (, ; or ; ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Starokostiantyniv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2025, about 30,000 ...

Cities under raion jurisdiction

Derazhnia Derazhnia (, ; ) is a city and railway station in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Oblast, province) of western Ukraine. Derazhnia is situated along the banks of the Vovk River (meaning ''wolf'' in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian), 42 k ...

Dunaivtsi Dunaivtsi (, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the river Ternavka, 22 km away from the railway station Dunaivtsi and 68 km from the Khmelnytskyi, Ukr ...

* Horodok * Iziaslav *

Krasyliv Krasyliv (, ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Krasyliv urban hromada, one of the hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the th ...

Polonne Polonne (, ) is a city on the Khomora River in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Polonne hosts the administration of Polonne urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The current estimated population is ...

Volochysk Volochysk (, ; ; ) is a small city located on the left bank of the Zbruch River in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Oblast, province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Volochysk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukra ...

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Urban-type settlements

Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 24 urban-type settlements (селищ міського типу). Each urban locality also administers their own respective municipality, which can have a few villages and settlements under its jurisdiction. * Antoniny * Bazaliia * Bilohiria * Chemerivtsi * Chornyi Ostriv *

Hrytsiv Hrytsiv () is a rural settlement in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hrytsiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 4,056 as of the 2001 Ukrainian ...

Letychiv Letychiv (; ; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi and from the railway station in Derazhnia. I ...

Lozove Lozove () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It belongs to Derazhnia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 1,650 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and Histo ...

Medzhybizh Medzhybizh (; ; ; ), formerly Mezhybozhe, is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in Khmelnytskyi Raion, 25 kilometres from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi o ...

Narkevychi Narkevychi () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Narkevychi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 1,708 as of the 2001 Uk ...

Nova Ushytsia Nova Ushytsia (; ; ) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Nova Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 4,557 ...

* Poninka *

Sataniv Sataniv (; ; ; ) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sataniv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History Known in historical documents since 1404, ...

* Smotrych *

Stara Syniava Stara Syniava () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Stara Syniava settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 5,961 as of the 2 ...

Stara Ushytsia Stara Ushytsia (; ; ) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. Stara Ushytsia hosts the administration of Stara Ushytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's popula ...

Teofipol Teofipol () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Teofipol settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 7,026 at the 2001 Ukrainian ...

* Vinkivtsi * Viitivtsi *

Vovkovyntsi Vovkovyntsi () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western 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 R ...

* Yampil *

Yarmolyntsi Yarmolyntsi (; , ) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The settlement's population was 8,806 as of the 20 ...

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Villages

Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 1,409 villages (сіл) and five settlements (селищ). 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. The combined rural population of the villages and settlements was 703,218 in 2001.

References

External links

* {{Administrative divisions of Ukraine's regions Khmelnytskyi Oblast