City of regional significance (Ukrainian: місто обласного значення, misto oblasnoho znachennia) in Ukraine was a type of second-level administrative division or municipality, the other type being raions (districts). In the first-level division of oblasts, they were referred to as cities of oblast significance; in the first-level autonomous republic of Crimea, they were cities of republican significance. The designation was created with the introduction of oblasts in 1932. It was abolished in a 2020 reform that merged raions together and integrated the city municipalities into them.
Such city municipality was complex and usually combined the city proper and adjacent populated places. The city of regional (oblast) significance was governed by a city council known as mis'krada, which was chaired by a mayor. There were instances where a municipality might have included only the city alone (city proper), while in others instances a municipality might have consisted of its own subdivisions such as districts in city, similarly to the cities with special status or even other cities which carried the designation of cities of district significance.
Each region had at least one city of regional significance as its administrative center. A city was usually granted the status for being an economic and cultural center that has a developed industry, utilities, a considerable amount of state provided housing, and a population of over 50,000, and if for further economic and social development of a city it was appropriate to establish a direct management by regional organizations.
In some cases, a city with a population of less than 50,000 could be a city of regional significance if it had industrial, social-cultural, and historical significance, or a propensity for further economical and social development and population increase. These exceptions were usually granted on a decision of the Supreme Council of Ukraine – the Verkhovna Rada.
The city could be divided into districts at the city's authorities' discretion. Along with the raions of a region, the cities of regional significance are the second level of administrative-territorial division of Ukraine. Beside having districts, the city can be divided into various municipal councils (rada, often considered its extended metropolitan area and suburbs) such as smaller city councils, town councils, or rural councils. A city of regional significance can simply be composed of one settlement itself.
In 2012, there were 178 cities of regional significance across the different regions of Ukraine, ranging from the Donetsk Region, which has the highest number of cities at 28. On average there are seven cities in each oblast or Crimea.
List of cities by oblast
Population statistics are from the 2001 Ukrainian Census. An asterisk (*) indicates cities that have district division.
. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
"On Procedure of settlement of matters of administrative-territorial structure of the Ukrainian SSR". Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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See also Populated places in Ukraine and List of cities in Ukraine City of regional significance Ukrainian misto oblasnogo znachennya misto oblasnoho znachennia in Ukraine was a type of second level administrative division or municipality the other type being raions districts In the first level division of oblasts they were referred to as cities of oblast significance in the first level autonomous republic of Crimea they were cities of republican significance The designation was created with the introduction of oblasts in 1932 It was abolished in a 2020 reform that merged raions together and integrated the city municipalities into them Cities of regional significance The cities are marked with Latin alphabet lettering CategorySecond level subdivisionLocation UkraineCreated1932Abolished2020Number182 as of 2015 GovernmentCity councilSubdivisionsUrban districtsCouncils municipalities Such city municipality was complex and usually combined the city proper and adjacent populated places The city of regional oblast significance was governed by a city council known as mis krada which was chaired by a mayor There were instances where a municipality might have included only the city alone city proper while in others instances a municipality might have consisted of its own subdivisions such as districts in city similarly to the cities with special status or even other cities which carried the designation of cities of district significance Contents 1 Definition 2 List of cities by oblast 2 1 Cherkasy Oblast 2 2 Chernihiv Oblast 2 3 Chernivtsi Oblast 2 4 Crimea 2 5 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast 2 6 Donetsk Oblast 2 7 Ivano Frankivsk Oblast 2 8 Kyiv Oblast 2 9 Kirovohrad Oblast 2 10 Kharkiv Oblast 2 11 Kherson Oblast 2 12 Khmelnytskyi Oblast 2 13 Luhansk Oblast 2 14 Lviv Oblast 2 15 Mykolaiv Oblast 2 16 Odesa Oblast 2 17 Poltava Oblast 2 18 Rivne Oblast 2 19 Sumy Oblast 2 20 Ternopil Oblast 2 21 Vinnytsia Oblast 2 22 Volyn Oblast 2 23 Zakarpattia Oblast 2 24 Zaporizhzhia Oblast 2 25 Zhytomyr Oblast 3 See also 4 External linksDefinition EditEach region had at least one city of regional significance as its administrative center A city was usually granted the status for being an economic and cultural center that has a developed industry utilities a considerable amount of state provided housing and a population of over 50 000 and if for further economic and social development of a city it was appropriate to establish a direct management by regional organizations In some cases a city with a population of less than 50 000 could be a city of regional significance if it had industrial social cultural and historical significance or a propensity for further economical and social development and population increase These exceptions were usually granted on a decision of the Supreme Council of Ukraine the Verkhovna Rada The city could be divided into districts at the city s authorities discretion Along with the raions of a region the cities of regional significance are the second level of administrative territorial division of Ukraine Beside having districts the city can be divided into various municipal councils rada often considered its extended metropolitan area and suburbs such as smaller city councils town councils or rural councils A city of regional significance can simply be composed of one settlement itself In 2012 there were 178 cities of regional significance across the different regions of Ukraine ranging from the Donetsk Region which has the highest number of cities at 28 On average there are seven cities in each oblast or Crimea List of cities by oblast EditPopulation statistics are from the 2001 Ukrainian Census An asterisk indicates cities that have district division small city category Cherkasy Oblast Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Vatutine 1992 11 20 971 1 906 1 1b Zolotonosha 1992 45 29 925 665 1 3c Kaniv 19 17 26 657 1 568 d Smila 19 40 69 720 1 743 1 1e Uman 19 41 88 735 2 164 f Cherkasy 19 78 296 191 3 797 1 1Chernihiv Oblast Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Nizhyn 19 43 76 625 1 782 b Pryluky 19 40 64 861 1 622 c Chernihiv 19 71 304 994 4 296 Chernivtsi Oblast Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Novodnistrovsk 2000 3 10 342 3 447 b Chernivtsi 19 153 240 621 1 573 Crimea Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Alushta 1964 600 53 727 90 2 24b Armiansk 1993 162 26 187 162 1 3c Krasnoperekopsk 1976 22 31 023 1 410 1d Dzhankoi 1963 26 43 343 1 667 1e Yevpatoriia 19 65 120 638 1 856 4f Kerch 19 108 157 007 1 454 1g Saky 1979 29 29 416 1 014 1h Simferopol 19 107 363 597 3 398 5 1i Sudak 19 539 28 319 53 2 14j Feodosiia 19 350 108 571 310 6 11k Yalta 19 283 144 434 510 23 9Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Vilnohirsk 1990 10 23 782 2 378 b Kamianske 193 150 262 704 1 751 2 1c Dnipro 19 397 1 080 846 2 723 2 0d Zhovti Vody 1957 34 54 370 1 599 1 1e Kryvyi Rih 19 422 712 507 1 688 1 5f Marhanets 19 36 50 591 1 405 2 1g Nikopol 1937 50 136 280 2 726 h Novomoskovsk 19 36 72 439 2 012 i Pokrov 19 26 46 532 1 790 3 0j Pavlohrad 19 59 118 816 2 014 k Pershotravensk 1989 3 29 140 9 713 l Synelnykove 1979 23 32 302 1 404 m Ternivka 1990 18 29 253 1 625 1 1Donetsk Oblast Edit Name Year Area km2 Population Density No of settlementsUrban Rurala Avdiivka Avdiyivka 29 37 210 1 283b Bakhmut Bahmut 74 113 360 1 532c Vuhledar Vugledar 5 17 440 3 488d Horlivka Gorlivka 422 314 660 746e Debaltseve Debalceve 38 52 214 1 374f Toretsk Toreck 62 87 024 1 404g Myrnohrad Mirnograd 23 55 815 2 427h Dobropillia Dobropillya 20 71 695 3 585i Dokuchaievsk Dokuchayevsk 119 25 265 212j Donetsk Doneck 571 1 033 424 1 810k Druzhkivka Druzhkivka 47 74 901 1 594l Yenakiieve Yenakiyeve 425 161 535 380m Zhdanivka Zhdanivka 2 14 793 7 397n Khrestivka until 2016 Kirovske Hrestivka 7 30 910 4 416o Kostiantynivka Kostyantinivka 66 95 111 1 441p Kramatorsk Kramatorsk 356 216 162 607q Lyman Liman 192 29 610 154r Pokrovsk Pokrovsk 39 83 251 2 135s Makiivka Makiyivka 426 432 830 1 016t Mariupol Mariupol 244 514 548 2 109u Novohrodivka Novogrodivka 6 17 473 2 912v Selydove Selidove 108 62 589 580w Sloviansk Slovyansk 74 146 585 1 981x Snizhne Snizhne 189 82 609 437y Torez Torez 105 95 632 911z Khartsyzk Harcizk 207 114 105 551aa Shakhtarsk Shahtarsk 51 71 658 1 405ab Yasynuvata Yasinuvata 19 37 552 1 976Ivano Frankivsk Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Bolekhiv Bolehiv 300 21 219 71b Ivano Frankivsk Ivano Frankivsk 84 233 418 2 779c Kalush Kalush 65 67 902 1 045d Kolomyia Kolomiya 41 61 989 1 512e Yaremcha Yaremcha 657 21 450 33Kyiv Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Boryspil Borispil 20 54 591 2 730b Berezan Berezan 33 17 367 526c Bila Tserkva Bila Cerkva 34 200 131 5 886d Brovary Brovari 34 86 839 2 554e Vasylkiv Vasilkiv 21 39 722 1 892f Irpin Irpin 38 101 761 2 678g Pereiaslav Pereyaslav 32 31 634 989h Prypiat Prip yat 6 0 0i Rzhyschiv Rzhishiv 36 8 447 235j Slavutych Slavutich 21 24 402 1 162k Fastiv Fastiv 43 51 976 1 209l Bucha Bucha 26 28 533 1 100m Obukhiv Obuhiv 24 32 737 1 400 Not shown on map Kirovohrad Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Znamianka Znam yanka 15 35 569 2 371b Kropyvnytskyi Kropivnickij 103 262 543 2 549c Oleksandriia Oleksandriya 61 104 461 1 712d Svitlovodsk Svitlovodsk 45 57 609 1 280Kharkiv Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Izium Izyum 40 56 114 1 403b Kupiansk Kup yansk 33 62 620 1 898c Lozova Lozova 18 73 098 4 061d Liubotyn Lyubotin 31 26 945 869e Pervomaiskyi Pervomajskij 30 33 016 1 101f Kharkiv Harkiv 306 1 470 902 4 807g Chuhuiv Chuguyiv 13 37 715 2 901Kherson Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Kakhovka Kahovka 31 38 238 1 233b Nova Kakhovka Nova Kahovka 223 74 599 335c Kherson Herson 423 367 188 868Khmelnytskyi Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Kamianets Podilskyi Kam yanec Podilskij 26 99 610 3 831b Netishyn Netishin 66 34 340 520c Slavuta Slavuta 22 34 358 1 562d Starokostiantyniv Starokostyantiniv 17 35 206 2 071e Khmelnytskyi Hmelnickij 86 253 994 2 953f Shepetivka Shepetivka 38 48 212 1 269Luhansk Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Alchevsk Alchevsk 49 119 193 2 433b Antratsyt Antracit 61 90 835 1 489c Brianka Bryanka 64 61 357 959d Kirovsk Kirovsk 35 45 012 1 286e Krasnyi Luch Krasnij Luch 154 145 129 942f Krasnodon Krasnodon 77 118 168 1 535g Lysychansk Lisichansk 96 133 258 1 388h Luhansk Lugansk 286 503 248 1 760i Pervomaisk Pervomajsk 89 80 622 906j Rovenky Rovenki 217 91 712 423k Rubizhne Rubizhne 34 65 322 1 921l Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk 84 110 159 1 311m Sievierodonetsk Syeverodoneck 58 129 752 2 237n Stakhanov Stahanov 92 108 266 1 177Lviv Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Boryslav Borislav 37 40 434 1 093b Drohobych Drogobich 41 99 982 2 439c Lviv Lviv 171 758 526 4 436d Morshyn Morshin 2 6 482 3 241e Novyi Rozdil Novij Rozdil 8 28 227 3 528f Sambir Sambir 15 36 556 2 437g Stryi Strij 17 62 479 3 675h Truskavets Truskavec 8 31 037 3 880i Chervonohrad Chervonograd 17 85 359 5 021Mykolaiv Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Voznesensk Voznesensk 23 42 634 1 854b Mykolaiv Mikolayiv 260 514 136 1 977c Ochakiv Ochakiv 13 16 929 1 302d Pervomaisk Pervomajsk 25 70 170 2 807e Yuzhnoukrainsk Yuzhnoukrayinsk 24 38 206 1 592Odesa Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Bilhorod Dnistrovskyi Bilgorod Dnistrovskij 31 58 436 1 885b Chornomorsk Chornomorsk 25 63 726 2 549c Izmail Izmayil 53 84 815 1 600d Odesa Odesa 139 1 029 049 7 403e Podilsk Podilsk 15 40 718 2 715f Teplodar Teplodar 3 8 830 2 943g Yuzhne Yuzhne 9 23 977 2 664Poltava Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Horishni Plavni Gorishni Plavni 174 54 313 312b Kremenchuk Kremenchuk 96 234 073 2 438c Lubny Lubni 30 52 572 1 752d Myrhorod Mirgorod 29 42 886 1 479e Poltava Poltava 104 317 998 3 058Rivne Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Dubno Dubno 27 39 146 1 450b Ostroh Ostrog 10 14 801 1 480c Rivne Rivne 58 248 813 4 290d Varash Varash 4 38 830 9 708Sumy Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Hlukhiv Gluhiv 84 36 056 429b Konotop Konotop 103 97 296 945c Lebedyn Lebedin 167 29 710 178d Okhtyrka Ohtirka 31 50 713 1 636e Romny Romni 29 50 929 1 756f Shostka Shostka 36 87 130 2 420g Sumy Sumi 146 295 847 2 026Ternopil Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Ternopil Ternopil 59 227 755 3 860Vinnytsia Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Vinnytsia Vinnicya 61 356 665 5 847b Zhmerynka Zhmerinka 18 37 349 2 075c Koziatyn Kozyatin 9 27 643 3 071d Ladyzhyn Ladizhin 11 23 456 2 132e Mohyliv Podilskyi Mogiliv Podilskij 22 33 138 1 506f Khmilnyk Hmilnik 20 27 898 1 395Volyn Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Volodymyr Volynskyi Volodimir Volinskij 17 38 256 2 250b Kovel Kovel 47 66 401 1 413c Lutsk Luck 42 208 816 4 972d Novovolynsk Novovolinsk 17 58 688 3 452Zakarpattia Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Berehove Beregove 15 27 235 1 816b Mukacheve Mukacheve 28 82 346 2 941c Uzhhorod Uzhgorod 33 117 317 3 555d Khust Hust 11 32 348 2 941e Chop Chop 2 8 919 4 460Zaporizhzhia Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Berdyansk Berdyansk 83 124 959 1 506b Enerhodar Energodar 64 56 242 879c Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhya 236 817 882 3 466d Melitopol Melitopol 42 160 657 3 825e Tokmak Tokmak 32 36 275 1 134Zhytomyr Oblast Edit Raion or city Raion or city Ukrainian Wikipedia Area km2 Population 1 December 2001 Density people on 1 km2 Centre Important citiesa Berdychiv Berdichiv 36 87 575 2 433b Zhytomyr Zhitomir 61 284 236 4 660c Korosten Korosten 30 66 669 2 222d Zviahel Novograd Volinskij 27 56 259 2 084e Malyn Malin 61 27 083 0 346See also Edit Ukraine portalAdministrative divisions of Ukraine City of district significance Ukraine similar category for smaller cities Consolidated city county List of places named after people Ukraine External links Edit Regions of Ukraine and their composition Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Ukrainian Archived from the original on 26 December 2011 Retrieved 25 December 2011 On Procedure of settlement of matters of administrative territorial structure of the Ukrainian SSR Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in Ukrainian Retrieved 6 October 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title City of regional significance Ukraine amp oldid 1124071432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
