Administrative divisions of Poltava Oblast explained

Poltava Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).

Current

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four.^{[1] [2]} These are:

1. Kremenchuk (Кременчуцький район), the center is in the town of Kremenchuk;
2. Lubny (Лубенський район), the center is in the town of Lubny;
3. Myrhorod (Миргородський район), the center is in the town of Myrhorod;
4. Poltava (Полтавський район), the center is in the city of Poltava.

Poltava Oblast
As of January 1, 2022
Number of districts (райони)	4
Number of hromadas (громади)	60

Administrative divisions until 2020

Before 2020, Poltava Oblast was subdivided into 31 regions: 24 districts (raions) and 6 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.^[3]

• Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
  • Poltava (Полтава), the administrative center of the oblast
  • Hadiach (Гадяч)
  • Horishni Plavni (Горішні Плавні), formerly Komsomolsk^[4]
  • Kremenchuk (Кременчук)
  • Lubny (Лубни)
  • Myrhorod (Миргород)
• Districts (raions):
  • Chornukhy (Чорнухинський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Chornukhy (Чорнухи)
  • Chutove (Чутівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Chutove (Чутове)
      • Skorokhodove (Скороходове), formerly Artemivka^[4]
  • Dykanka (Диканський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Dykanka (Диканька)
  • Hadiach (Гадяцький район)
  • Hlobyne (Глобинський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hlobyne (Глобине)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hradyzk (Градизьк)
  • Hrebinka (Гребінківський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hrebinka (Гребінка)
  • Karlivka (Карлівський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Karlivka (Карлівка)
  • Khorol (Хорольський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Khorol (Хорол)
  • Kobeliaky (Кобеляцький район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kobeliaky (Кобеляки)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Bilyky (Білики)
  • Kotelva (Котелевський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kotelva (Котельва)
  • Kozelshchyna (Козельщинський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kozelshchyna (Козельщина)
      • Nova Haleshchyna (Нова Галещина)
  • Kremenchuk (Кременчуцький район)
  • Lokhvitsia (Лохвицький район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Lokhvytsia (Лохвиця)
      • Zavodske (Заводське), formerly Chervonozavodske^[4]
  • Lubny (Лубенський район)
  • Mashivka (Машівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Mashivka (Машівка)
  • Myrhorod (Миргородський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Komyshnia (Комишня)
      • Romodan (Ромодан)
  • Novi Sanzhary (Новосанжарський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novi Sanzhary (Нові Санжари)
  • Orzhytsia (Оржицький район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novoorzhytske (Новооржицьке)
      • Orzhytsia (Оржиця)
  • Poltava (Полтавський район)
  • Pyriatyn (Пирятинський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Pyriatyn (Пирятин)
  • Reshetylivka (Решетилівський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Reshetylivka (Решетилівка)
  • Semenivka (Семенівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Semenivka (Семенівка)
  • Shyshaky (Шишацький район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Shyshaky (Шишаки)
  • Velyka Bahachka (Великобагачанський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Hoholeve (Гоголеве)
      • Velyka Bahachka (Велика Багачка)
  • Zinkiv (Зіньківський район)
    • Cities under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Zinkiv (Зіньків)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Opishnia (Опішня)

Notes and References

1. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
2. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
3. Web site: Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Ukrainian. 2 September 2020. 22 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622091030/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2020/zb_chuselnist%202019.pdf. dead.
4. Web site: http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2016/zb_nas_15.pdf . uk:Чисельність наявного населення України . State Service of Statistics . Ukrainian . 20 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160722124332/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2016/zb_nas_15.pdf . 22 July 2016 .