Kryvyi Rih urban territorial hromada ( uk, Криворізька територіа́льна грома́да, translit=Kryvorizka terytorialna hromada) is a

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

(municipality) in central

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, in

Kryvyi Rih Raion Kryvyi Rih Raion ( uk, Криворізький район) is a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the city of Kryvyi Rih. Population: . On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrat ...

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, obla ...

. The administrative center is the

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Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...

. The municipality is governed by a mayor and city council which work cooperatively to ensure the smooth-running of the city and procure its municipal bylaws. The city's budget is also controlled by the administration. Administratively, until 2020, Kryvyi Rih was designated the city of oblast significance, which placed the municipality at the same level of administration as that of 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 ...

, and thus directly subordinate to the

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. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was reduced to seven, and the status of Kryvyi Rih Municipality was subordinated directly to the enlarged

. The last estimate of the municipality population was . The area of the hromada is , and the population is 615,492 inhabitants (2021).

Settlements

The municipality consists of 1 city (

) and 5 villages.

Jurisdiction

Kryvyi Rih Municipality is divided into seven administrative urban raions (city districts), each with its own administrative bodies subordinate to the municipality: * Dzerzhinskij district Krivoy Rog

Metalurhiynyi District * Central City Raion Coat of Arms

City Center District * Coat of Arms of Ternivskyj raion

Ternivskyi District Ternivskyi District ( uk, Тернівський район) is an urban district of Kryvyi Rih City, southeastern-central Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest Europea ...

Saksahanskyi District * Coat of Arms of Inguletyskyj raion

Inhuletskyi District * Zhovtnevyj raion

Pokrovskyi District * Dovhyntsivskyi District The municipality and its urban raions include the settlements of: Cities: *

proper Rural Settlements: * Avanhard * Hirnytske * Kolomiitseve Villages: * Novoivanivka * Ternuvatyi Kut

Mayors

Assembly members

The City Council Assambly of the city makes up the administration's legislative branch, thus effectively making it a city 'parliament' or

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. The municipal council is made up of 90 elected members, who are each elected to represent a certain district of the city for a four-year term. The current council is the sixth in the city's modern history, and was elected in 2010. In the regular meetings of the municipal council, problems facing the city are discussed, and annually the city's budget is drawn up. The council has 33 standing commissions which play an important role in controlling the finances and trading practices of the city and its merchants.

Services and facilities

Notable services provided and facilities managed by Kryvyi Rih City Council include: *

Kryvyi Rih International Airport Kryvyi Rih/Lozuvatka International Airport ( ua, Міжнародний аеропорт Кривий Ріг (Лозуватка)) is an airport near Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. It is located 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west of the Lozuvatka rural commun ...

Kryvyi Rih Metrotram The Kryvyi Rih Metrotram or the Kryvyi Rih Metro ''( uk, Криворізьке метро)'' is a partially underground rapid transit Rapid transit, metro system that serves the city of Kryvyi Rih, the seventh-largest city in Ukraine. Despite i ...

Trams in Kryvyi Rih The Kryvyi Rih tramway network is part of the public transport system of Kryvyi Rih, city in Ukraine. The tram network serves as the backbone of the transit system, serving as part of the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram system. In operation since 1935, the ...

Trolleybuses in Kryvyi Rih The Kryvyi Rih trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network serving Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. History In operation since 1957, the system presently comprises 23 routes, and is managed by the Kryvyi Rih City Council. It uses a fleet of ...

* Chervoniy Gіrnik * Rudana TV

References

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