Khmelnytskyi Raion () is one of the three administrative
raions (districts) 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) ...
in western
Ukraine
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. Its
administrative center
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is the city of
Khmelnytskyi. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Khmelnytskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Ten abolished raions,
Derazhnia,
Horodok,
Krasyliv,
Letychiv,
Stara Syniava,
Starokostiantyniv,
Teofipol,
Vinkivtsi,
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 ...
, and
Yarmolyntsi Raions, as well as the cities of Khmelnytskyi and
Starokostiantyniv, which were previously incorporated as a
cities of oblast significance and did not belong to the corresponding raions, were merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.
Its population was 53,686 in the
2001 Ukrainian Census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.[Volhynia
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and
Podolia
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Podolia is bordered by the Dniester River and Boh River. It features ...
historical regions. One of the main rivers that runs through the raion is the
Southern Bug
The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh (; ; ; or just ), and sometimes Boh River (; ), . Geographically, formerly Khmelnytskyi Raion completely surrounded Khmelnytskyi City Municipality forming an enclave.
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 27
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:
*
Antoniny settlement hromada with the administration in the
rural settlement
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of
Antoniny, transferred from Krasyliv Raion;
*
Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Chornyi Ostriv, retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;
*
Derazhnia urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Derazhnia, transferred from Derazhnia Raion;
*
Horodok urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Horodok, transferred from Horodok Raion;
*
Hvardiiske rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Hvardiiske, retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;
*
Khmelnytskyi urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Khmelnytskyi, transferred from the city of oblast significance of Khmelnytskyi;
*
Krasyliv urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Krasyliv, transferred from Krasyliv Raion;
*
Letychiv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Letychiv, transferred from Letychiv Raion;
*
Lisovi Hrynivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Lisovi Hrynivtsi, retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;
*
Medzhybizh settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
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 ...
, transferred from Letychiv Raion;
*
Myroliubne rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Myroliubne, transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion;
*
Narkevychi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Narkevychi, transferred from Volochysk Raion;
*
Rozsosha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Rozsosha, retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;
*
Sataniv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Sataniv, transferred from Horodok Raion;
*
Shchyborivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Shchyborivka, transferred from Krasyliv Raion;
*
Solobkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Solobkivtsi, transferred from Yarmolyntsi Raion;
*
Stara Syniava settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Stara Syniava, transferred from Stara Syniava Raion;
*
Starokostiantyniv urban hromada
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 ...
with the administration in the city of
Starokostiantyniv, transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion and the city of oblast significance of Starokostiantyniv;
*
Staryi Ostropil rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Staryi Ostropil, transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion;
*
Teofipol settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Teofipol, transferred from Teofipol Raion;
*
Viitivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Viitivtsi, transferred from Volochysk Raion;
*
Vinkivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Vinkivtsi, transferred from Vinkivtsi Raion;
*
Volochysk urban hromada
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 ...
with the administration in the city of
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 ...
, transferred from Volochysk Raion;
*
Vovkovyntsi settlement hromada
Vovkovyntsi () is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vovkovyntsi settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The set ...
with the administration in the rural settlement of
Vovkovyntsi
Vovkovyntsi () is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine
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, transferred from Derazhnia Raion;
*
Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of
Yarmolyntsi, transferred from Yarmolyntsi Raion;
*
Zasluchne rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Zasluchne, transferred from Krasyliv Raion;
*
Zinkiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Zinkiv
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, transferred from Vinkivtsi Raion.
Before 2020

Khmelnytskyi Raion is divided in a way that follows the
general administrative scheme in Ukraine.
Local government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into
council
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s, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion's
urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.
Accordingly, Khmelnytskyi Raion was divided into:
[
* 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of Chornyi Ostriv
* 38 village councils
Overall, before 2020 the raion had a total of 78 populated localities, consisting of one urban-type settlement, 76 villages, and one ]rural settlement
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.[
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:]
* Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada with the administration in Chornyi Ostriv;
* Hvardiiske rural hromada with the administration in Hvardiiske;
* Lisovi Hrynivtsi rural hromada with the administration in Lisovi Hrynivtsi;
* Rozsosha rural hromada with the administration in Rozsosha.
History
Khmelnytskyi Raion was established on January 4, 1965, out of a combination of village councils from Krasyliv Raion, Letychiv Raion, Yarmolyntsi Raion, Horodok Raion, and Volochysk Raions.
References
External links
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Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast
States and territories established in 1965
1965 establishments in Ukraine