Kitsman Raion () was an administrative
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
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
) in the northern part of
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...
, in the historical region of
Bukovina
Bukovina or ; ; ; ; , ; see also other languages. is a historical region at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. It is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided betwe ...
, in 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 Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. The administrative center was the city of
Kitsman
Kitsman ( ; , older or ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in the historical region of Bukovina of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kitsm ...
. The raion had an area of . The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Kitsman Raion was split between
Chernivtsi Raion
Chernivtsi Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. 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 ...
and
Vyzhnytsia Raion
Vyzhnytsia Raion () is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of and centers on the city of Vy ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five
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:
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Brusnytsia rural hromada
Brusnytsia (; ), known until 1946 as Barbivtsi (; ), is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Brusnytsia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 2,088 (a ...
with the administration in the
selo of
Brusnytsia, transferred to Vyzhnytsia Raion;
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Kitsman urban hromada with the administration in Kitsman, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
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Mamaivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mamaivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
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Nepolokivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
of
Nepolokivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
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Stavchany urban hromada with the administration in the selo of
Stavchany, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion.
See also
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Subdivisions of Ukraine
The administrative divisions of Ukraine ( ) are under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Ukraine, Ukrainian Constitution. Ukraine is a unitary state with three levels of administrative divisions: 27 regions (24 Oblasts of Ukraine, oblasts ...
References
External links
Web page on the website of Regional State Administration
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Former raions of Chernivtsi Oblast
1940 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform