Chortkiv Raion ( uk, Чортківський район) 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 co ...
in
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
in western
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Its
administrative center
An administrative center 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 administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the city of
Chortkiv
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local adminis ...
. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Chortkiv Raion was significantly expanded. Five abolished raions,
Borshchiv
Borshchiv (, , , yi, בארשטשיוו, Borshtshev) is a city in Chortkiv Raion (since 2020) of Ternopil Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. It previously was the administrative center of the former Borshchiv Raion (district) and is locate ...
,
Buchach
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of T ...
,
Husiatyn
Husiatyn ( uk, Гусятин; yi, הוסיאַטין, Husyatin) is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. It hosts the administratio ...
,
Monastyryska, and
Zalishchyky Raions, as well as the city of Chortkiv, which was previously incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Chortkiv Raion.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 22
hromadas:
*
Bilche-Zolote rural hromada
Bilche-Zolote ( ua, Більче-Золоте ''Bil'che Zolote''; pl, Bilcze Złote; he, בילצ'ה זלוטה, Vilche Zlote) is a Ukrainian village located within the Chortkiv Raion (district) of the Ternopil Oblast (province), about driving ...
with the administration in the
selo of
Bilche-Zolote, transferred from Borshchiv Raion;
*
Bilobozhnytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Bilobozhnytsia, retained from Chortkiv Raion;
*
Borshchiv urban hromada
Borshchiv urban hromada ( uk, Борщівська міська громада) is a hromada of Ukraine, in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast. Its administrative center is Borshchiv.
Subdivisions and population
* Borshchiv City Council
**city Bo ...
with the administration in the city of
Borshchiv
Borshchiv (, , , yi, בארשטשיוו, Borshtshev) is a city in Chortkiv Raion (since 2020) of Ternopil Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. It previously was the administrative center of the former Borshchiv Raion (district) and is locate ...
, transferred from Borshchiv Raion;
*
Buchach urban hromada
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of Te ...
with the administration in the city of
Buchach
Buchach ( uk, Бучач; pl, Buczacz; yi, בעטשאָטש, Betshotsh or (Bitshotsh); he, בוצ'אץ' ''Buch'ach''; german: Butschatsch; tr, Bucaş) is a city located on the Strypa River (a tributary of the Dniester) in Chortkiv Raion of T ...
, transferred from Buchach Raion;
*
Chortkiv urban hromada
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (Oblast, province) in western Ukraine. It is the Capital city, administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (Raion, district), housing ...
with the administration in the city of
Chortkiv
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local adminis ...
, retained from Chortkiv Raion and transferred from the city of oblast significance of Chortkiv;
*
Hrymailiv settlement hromada with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of
Hrymailiv
Hrymailiv ( uk, Гримайлів; pl, Grzymałów; yi, רימאלאוו, ''Rimalov'') is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hrymailiv settlem ...
, transferred from Husiatyn Raion;
*
Husiatyn settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Husiatyn
Husiatyn ( uk, Гусятин; yi, הוסיאַטין, Husyatin) is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. It hosts the administratio ...
, transferred from Husiatyn Raion;
*
Ivane-Puste rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Ivane-Puste, transferred from Borshchiv Raion;
*
Khorostkiv urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Khorostkiv
Khorostkiv ( uk, Хоростків, pl, Chorostków, yi, כראָסקעוו, Chorostkov) is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khorostkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: ...
, transferred from Husiatyn Raion;
*
Kolyndiany rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Kolyndiany, retained from Chortkiv Raion;
*
Kopychyntsi urban hromada
Kopychyntsi (, pl, Kopyczyńce, yi, קאפיטשיניץ, Koptchintz) is a small city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kopychyntsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kopychyntsi is the ...
with the administration in the city of
Kopychyntsi, transferred from Husiatyn Raion;
*
Koropets settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Koropets, transferred from Monastyryska Raion;
*
Melnytsia-Podilska settlementl hromada
Melnytsia-Podilska ( uk, Мельниця-Подільська, pl, Mielnica, yi, מילניצע, Melnitse) (until 1940, Melnytsia-nad-Dnistrom, uk, Мельниця-над-Днiстром) is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion (distric ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Melnytsia-Podilska
Melnytsia-Podilska ( uk, Мельниця-Подільська, pl, Mielnica, yi, מילניצע, Melnitse) (until 1940, Melnytsia-nad-Dnistrom, uk, Мельниця-над-Днiстром) is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion (distric ...
, transferred from Borshchiv Raion;
*
Monastyryska urban hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Monastyryska, transferred from Monastyryska Raion;
*
Nahirianka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Nahirianka, retained from Chortkiv Raion;
*
Skala-Podilska settlementl hromada
Skala-Podilska ( ua, Скала-Подільська, Skala-Podilʹsʹka; russian: Скала-Подольская, Skala-Podol'skaya; pl, Skała; yi, סקאַל, Skal; he, סקאלה, Skala) or Skala upon Zbruch ( uk, Скала-над-Зб ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Skala-Podilska, transferred from Borshchiv Raion;
*
Tovste settlement hromada Tovste can refer to:
* Tovste (urban-type settlement), a town in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
* Tovste (village), a village in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
* Tłuste, another name for the village in Masovian Voivodesh ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Tovste, transferred from Zalishchyky Raion;
*
Trybukhivtsi rural hromada Trybukhivtsi may refer to:
*Trybukhivtsi, Trybukhivtsi rural hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
* Trybukhivtsi, Husiatyn settlement hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
*, Second Polish Republic See also
*, Lviv Oblast
...
with the administration in the selo of
Trybukhivtsi, transferred from Buchach Raion;
*
Vasylkivtsi rural hromada
Vasylkivtsi rural territorial hromada ( uk, Васильковецька територіальна громада, translit=Vasylkovetska silska terytorialna hromada) is a hromada in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, ...
with the administration in the selo of
Vasylkivtsi, transferred from Husiatyn Raion;
*
Zalishchyky urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Zalishchyky
Zalishchyky ( ; uk, Залiщики, Zalishchyky; pl, Zaleszczyki), also spelled Zalischyky, is a small city located on the Dniester river in Chortkiv Raion of Ternopil Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zal ...
, transferred from Zalishchyky Raion;
*
Zavodske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Zavodske, retained from Chortkiv Raion;
*
Zolotyi Potik settlementl hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Zolotyi Potik, transferred from Buchach Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of five hromadas:
* Bilobozhnytsia rural hromada with the administration in Bilobozhnytsia;
* Chortkiv urban hromada with the administration in Chortkiv, also included the city of Chortkiv;
* Kolyndiany rural hromada with the administration in Kolyndiany;
* Nahirianka rural hromada with the administration in Nahirianka;
* Zavodske settlement hromada with the administration in Zavodske.
See also
*
Subdivisions of Ukraine
The administrative divisions of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Адміністрати́вний у́стрій Украї́ни, tr. ''Administratyvnyi ustrii Ukrainy'') are subnational administrative divisions within the geographical area of Ukraine un ...
References
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Raions of Ternopil Oblast
1939 establishments in Ukraine