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Nizhyn Raion () is a
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:
* Kruty rural hromada with the administration in Kruty;
* Losynivka settlement hromada with the administration in Losynivka;
* Talalaivka rural hromada with the administration in Talalaivka;
* Vertiivka rural hromada with the administration in Vertiivka.
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 Nizhyn
Nizhyn (, ; ) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the capital city, administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the ...
. 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 Nizhyn Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions, 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 ...
, Bobrovytsia
Bobrovytsia (, ), is the city in Nizhyn Raion within Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It sits next to the Bystrytsia. Bobrovytsia hosts the administration of Bobrovytsia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
In 1614, ...
, Borzna
Borzna (, ), also referred to as Borsna, is a city in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Borzna urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Geography
Borzna is located on the Desna ...
, and Nosivka Raion
Nosivka Raion () was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the city of Nosivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced t ...
s, as well as the city of Nizhyn, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Nizhyn Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consists of 17hromada
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:
* Bakhmach urban hromada
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 16,300 ...
with the administration in the city of 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 ...
, transferred from Bakhmach Raion;
* Baturyn urban hromada
Baturyn urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Baturyn.
It has an area of and a population of 7,136, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 27 settle ...
with the administration in the city of Baturyn
Baturyn (, ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is located in Nizhyn Raion (district) on the banks of the Seym River. It hosts the administration of Baturyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. P ...
, transferred from Bakhmach Raion;
* Bobrovytsia urban hromada
Bobrovytsia urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Bobrovytsia.
It has an area of and a population of 24,750, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains ...
with the administration in the city of Bobrovytsia
Bobrovytsia (, ), is the city in Nizhyn Raion within Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It sits next to the Bystrytsia. Bobrovytsia hosts the administration of Bobrovytsia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
In 1614, ...
, transferred from Bobrovytsia Raion;
* Borzna urban hromada with the administration in the city of Borzna
Borzna (, ), also referred to as Borsna, is a city in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Borzna urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Geography
Borzna is located on the Desna ...
, transferred from Borzna Raion;
* Dmytrivka settlement hromada
Dmytrivka settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Dmytrivka.
It has an area of and a population of 5,067, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada includes ...
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 Dmytrivka, transferred from Bakhmach Raion;
* Komarivka rural hromada
Komarivka rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the village of Komarivka.
It has an area of and a population of 4,539, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 15 ...
with the administration in the selo of Komarivka, transferred from Borzna Raion;
* Kruty rural hromada
Kruty rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the village of Kruty.
It has an area of and a population of 3,560, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 14 settle ...
with the administration in the selo of Kruty
Kruty () is a village in Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. It is the administrative center of Kruty rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
It was the site of the Battle of Kruty during the Ukrainian–Soviet War
Th ...
, retained from Nizhyn Raion;
* Losynivka settlement hromada
Losynivka settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Losynivka.
It has an area of and a population of 9,712, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada includes ...
with the administration in the rural settlement of Losynivka
Losynivka (; ) is a rural settlement in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Losynivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Until 26 January 2024, Losynivka was designated ur ...
, retained from Nizhyn Raion;
* Makiivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Makiivka
Makiivka (, ), formerly Dmytriivsk () until 1931, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, located east from Donetsk. The two cities are practically a conurbation. It has a population of It hosts the administration of Makiivka ...
, transferred from Nosivka Raion;
* Mryn rural hromada
Mryn rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the village of Mryn.
It has an area of and a population of 4,062, as of 2020.
It was formed on August 4, 2016, through the me ...
with the administration in the selo of Mryn, transferred from Nosivka Raion;
* Nizhyn urban hromada
Nizhyn urban territorial hromada () is one of Ukraine's hromadas, within Nizhyn Raion in Chernihiv Oblast. Its capital is the city of Nizhyn.
The hromada has a total area of , as well as a population of 79,038 ().
Nizhyn urban hromada was ori ...
with the administration in the city of Nizhyn
Nizhyn (, ; ) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the capital city, administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the ...
, was previously a city of oblast significance;
* Nosivka urban hromada
Nosivka urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Nosivka.
It has an area of and a population of 19,575, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 21 sett ...
with the administration in the city of Nosivka
Nosivka (, ) is a city in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine.
City
It hosts the administration of Nosivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Until 18 July 2020, Nosivka was the administrative center o ...
, transferred from Nosivka Raion;
* Nova Basan rural hromada
Nova Basan rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the village of Nova Basan.
It has an area of and a population of 6,132, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains ...
with the administration in the selo of Nova Basan Nova Basan () is a village (selo) of Ukraine, in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. It hosts the administration of Nova Basan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History
The history of Nova Basan dates back at least as far as the middle o ...
, transferred from Bobrovytsia Raion;
* Plysky rural hromada
Plysky rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the village of Plysky.
It has an area of and a population of 2,652, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 5 settle ...
with the administration in the selo of Plysky
Plysky () is a village in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Plysky rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village has a population of 900.
American biologist Alexander Petrunkevitch was born in P ...
, transferred from Borzna Raion;
* Talalaivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Talalaivka, retained from Nizhyn Raion;
* Vertiivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vertiivka, retained from Nizhyn Raion;
* Vysoke rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vysoke, transferred from Borzna Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:
* Kruty rural hromada with the administration in Kruty;
* Losynivka settlement hromada with the administration in Losynivka;
* Talalaivka rural hromada with the administration in Talalaivka;
* Vertiivka rural hromada with the administration in Vertiivka.
References
{{Authority control Raions of Chernihiv Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine