Chernivtsi 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
Chernivtsi Oblast,
Ukraine
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. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Most of its territory is located in the historical region of
Bukovina, while the southeastern parts are in
Bessarabia, and the
Hertsa region. The center of the raion is the city of
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...
. Four abolished raions,
Hertsa,
Hlyboka,
Storozhynets, and
Zastavna Raions, part of abolished
Kitsman and
Novoselytsia Raions, as well as the city of
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...
, which was previously incorporated as a
city of oblast significance, were merged into Chernivtsi Raion.
Population:
Subdivisions
At the time of establishment, the raion consisted of 33
hromadas:
*
Boiany rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Boiany, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;
*
Chahor rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Chahor, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Chernivtsi urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...
, previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance;
*
Chudei rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Chudei, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Hertsa urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Hertsa, transferred from Hertsa Raion;
*
Hlyboka settlement hromada with the administration in the
rural settlement of
Hlyboka, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Horishni Sherivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Horishni Sherivtsi, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Kadubivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kadubivtsi, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Kamiana rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kamiana, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Kamianka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kamianka, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Karapchiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Karapchiv, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Kitsman urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Kitsman, transferred from Kitsman Raion;
*
Kostryzhivka settlement hromada with the administration in the rurale settlement of
Kostryzhivka, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Krasnoilsk settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Krasnoilsk, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Mahala rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mahala, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;
*
Mamaivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mamaivtsi, transferred from Kitsman Raion;
*
Nepolokivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Nepolokivtsi, transferred from Kitsman Raion;
*
Novoselytsia urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Novoselytsia, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;
*
Ostrytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Ostrytsia, transferred from Hertsa Raion;
*
Petrivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Verkhni Petrivtsi, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Stavchany rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Stavchany, transferred from Kitsman Raion;
*
Storozhynets urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Storozhynets, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Sucheveny rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Sucheveny, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Tarashany rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Tarashany, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Terebleche rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Terebleche, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Toporivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Toporivtsi, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;
*
Vanchykivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Vanchykivtsi, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;
*
Velykyi Kuchuriv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Velykyi Kuchuriv, transferred from Storozhynets Raion;
*
Verenchanka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Verenchanka, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Vikno rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Vikno, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Voloka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Voloka, transferred from Hlyboka Raion;
*
Yurkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Yurkivtsi, transferred from Zastavna Raion;
*
Zastavna urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Zastavna, transferred from Zastavna Raion.
References
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Raions of Chernivtsi Oblast
Ukrainian raions established during the 2020 administrative reform