Kitsman Raion ( uk, Кіцманський район, Kitsmans'kyi rayon) was an administrative
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 ...
(
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
) in the northern part of
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...
, in the historical region of
Bukovina, 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 ...
. The administrative center was the city of
Kitsman
Kitsman ( uk, Кіцмань, Kicmań, ; ro, Coțmani, older or ; yi, קאצמאן, Kotzman) is a city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in the historical region of Bukovina of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of K ...
. The raion had an area of . The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Kitsman Raion was split between
Chernivtsi Raion and
Vyzhnytsia Raion
Vyzhnytsia Raion ( uk, Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an ar ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five
hromadas:
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Brusnytsia rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Brusnytsia, transferred to Vyzhnytsia Raion;
*
Kitsman urban hromada
Kitsman ( uk, Кіцмань, Kicmań, ; ro, Coțmani, older or ; yi, קאצמאן, Kotzman) is a city located in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in the historical region of Bukovina of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of K ...
with the administration in Kitsman, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
*
Mamaivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mamaivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
*
Nepolokivtsi 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
Nepolokivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion;
*
Stavchany urban hromada with the administration in the selo of
Stavchany, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion.
See also
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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
External links
Web page on the website of Regional State Administration
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Former raions of Chernivtsi Oblast
1940 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform