Subdivision of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Raion in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Chernihiv Raion (
Ukrainian : Чернігівський район ) is a
raion (district) of
Chernihiv Oblast , northern
Ukraine . Its administrative centre is the city of
Chernihiv . Population: 445,430 (2022 estimate).
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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 Chernihiv Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions,
Horodnia ,
Kozelets ,
Kulykivka , and
Ripky Raions , as well as part of
Mena Raion and the city of Chernihiv, which was previously incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Chernihiv Raion.
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[4] Before the expansion, the raion covered an area of 2,547 square kilometres (983 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 51,152 (2020 est.).
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Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 20
hromadas :
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Berezna settlement hromada with the administration in the
urban-type settlement of
Berezna , transferred from Mena Raion;
[6]
Chernihiv urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Chernihiv , was previously a city of oblast significance;
[7]
Desna settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Desna , transferred from Kozelets Raion;
[8]
Dobrianka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Dobrianka , transferred from Ripky Raion;
[9]
Honcharivske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Honcharivske , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Horodnia urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Horodnia , transferred from Horodnia Raion;
[10]
Ivanivka rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Ivanivka , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Kipti rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kipti , transferred from Kozelets Raion;
[8]
Kozelets settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Kozelets , transferred from Kozelets Raion;
[8]
Kulykivka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Kulykivka , transferred from Kulykivka Raion;
[11]
Kyinka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kyinka , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Kyselivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kyselivka , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Liubech settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Liubech , transferred from Ripky Raion;
[9]
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Novyi Bilous rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Novyi Bilous , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Olyshivka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Olyshivka , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Oster urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Oster , transferred from Kozelets Raion;
[8]
Ripky settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Ripky , transferred from Ripky Raion;
[9]
Sedniv settlement hromada , with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Sedniv , retained from Chernihiv Raion;
Tupychiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Tupychiv , transferred from Horodnia Raion.
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Before 2020
Chernihiv Raion in Chernihiv Oblast before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of eight hromadas:
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Honcharivske settlement hromada with the administration in Honcharivske;
Ivanivka rural hromada with the administration in Ivanivka;
Kyinka rural hromada with the administration in Kyinka;
Kyselivka rural hromada with the administration in Kyselivka;
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske settlement hromada with the administration in Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske;
Novyi Bilous rural hromada with the administration in Novyi Bilous;
Olyshivka settlement hromada with the administration in Olyshivka;
Sedniv settlement hromada with the administration in Sedniv.
See also
References
External links
Media related to
Chernihiv Raion at Wikimedia Commons
Coat of arms of Chernihiv Raion