Poltava 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
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) in
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast (), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was par ...
of central
Ukraine
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. The raion's
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the city of
Poltava
Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...
. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Poltava Raion was significantly expanded.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Administrative division
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 24
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:
*
Bilyky 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
Bilyky, transferred from Kobeliaky Raion;
*
Chutove settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Chutove, transferred from Chutove Raion;
*
Dykanka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Dykanka, transferred from Dykanka Raion;
*
Karlivka urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Karlivka, transferred from Karlivka Raion;
*
Kobeliaky urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Kobeliaky
Kobeliaky (, ) is a city in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kobeliaky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
During World War II, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 ...
, transferred from Kobeliaky Raion;
*
Kolomatske rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Kolomatske, retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Kotelva settlement hromada
Kotelva () is a rural settlement in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kotelva settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Location
Kotelva is in the northeastern area of ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Kotelva
Kotelva () is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, northeastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kotelva settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Locat ...
, transferred from Kotelva Raion;
*
Lanna rural hromada with the administration in the settlement of
Lanna
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The cultural developme ...
, transferred from Karlivka Raion;
*
Machukhy rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Machukhy, retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Martynivka rural hromada with the administration in the settlement of
Martynivka, transferred from Karlivka Raion;
*
Mashivka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Mashivka, transferred from Mashivka Raion;
*
Mykhailivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mykhailivka, transferred from Mashivka Raion;
*
Novoselivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Novoselivka, retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Poltava urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Poltava
Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...
, transferred from city of the oblast significance of Poltava and retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Shcherbani rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Shcherbani, retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Skorokhodove settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Skorokhodove, transferred from Chutove Raion;
*
Tereshky rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Tereshky, retained from Poltava Raion;
*
Velyka Rublivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Velyka Rublivka, transferred from Kotelva Raion.
Before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of five hromadas,
* Kolomatske rural hromada with the administration in Kolomatske, retained from Poltava Raion;
* Machukhy rural hromada with the administration in Machukhy, retained from Poltava Raion;
* Novoselivka rural hromada with the administration in Novoselivka, retained from Poltava Raion;
* Shcherbani rural hromada with the administration in Shcherbani, retained from Poltava Raion;
* Tereshky rural hromada with the administration in Tereshky, retained from Poltava Raion.
References
{{Authority control
Raions of Poltava Oblast
1923 establishments in Ukraine