Novoselytsia Raion ( uk, Новоселицький район, ro, Raionul Noua Suliță ) was 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 ...

(administrative district) in

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 ...

, (

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

) in the west of

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 western part of its territory lied in the historical region of

Bukovina Bukovinagerman: Bukowina or ; hu, Bukovina; pl, Bukowina; ro, Bucovina; uk, Буковина, ; see also other languages. is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both).Klaus Peter BergerT ...

, the eastern part in

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...

, while one village (Boianivka) was part of the

Hertsa region The Hertsa region, also known as the Hertza region ( uk, Край Герца, Kraj Herca; ro, Ținutul Herța), is a region around the town of Hertsa within Chernivtsi Raion in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine, ne ...

. The center of the raion was the city of

Novoselytsia Novoselytsia ( ; ro, Noua Suliță ; yi, נאוואסעליץ, Novoselitz) is a city in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. It hosts the adm ...

. 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 Novoselytsia Raion was split between

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi ( uk, Чернівці́}, ; ro, Cernăuți, ; see also other names) is a city in the historical region of Bukovina, which is now divided along the borders of Romania and Ukraine, including this city, which is situated on the upp ...

and

Dnistrovskyi Raion Dnistrovskyi Raion ( uk, Дністровський район) is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the urban-typ ...

s. The last estimate of the raion population was

History and population

According to the

2001 Ukrainian Census The Ukrainian Census of 2001 is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.

, the raion's population was 87,241. The ethnical composition was as follows: The singer

Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...

was born in

Marshyntsi Marshyntsi ( uk, Маршинці; ro, Marșenița) is one of the Romanian-speaking villages of the Chernivtsi Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine (the historical region of Bessarabia). It belongs to Novoselytsia ...

, one of the Romanian speaking villages of the Raion. The village of Tarasivtsi, located in the raion, is notable as the only place in Ukraine where the Moldovan (Romanian) language has been designated as a regional language. This occurred after Ukraine permitted regional languages to be designated in August 2012 ."Popov: No bilingualism in Kyiv", ''Kyiv Post'', September 19, 2012
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Administrative divisions

Novoselytsia Raion had 1 city and 30 communes: *

- administrative seat *Communes ** Balkivtsi **

Berestia Berestia ( be, Берасцейшчына; ua, Берестейщина, pl, Bieraście, lt, Berestje), is the part of Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Polish ethnic territory, bounded by the Bug River, Pripyat River, Yaselda River, and Narew (Narv ...

Boiany Boiany ( uk, Бояни; ro, Boian; yi, באיאן ''Boyan'') is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located close to Sadagura in the historic region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of ...

Cherlenivka Cherlenivka ( uk, Черленівка; ro, Cerlina Mare) is a commune in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Vanchykivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Cherlenivka belonged to Novos ...

Chornivka Chornivka ( uk, Чорнівка, ro, Cernăuca, german: Czernowka) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Chernivtsi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is located in th ...

** Dovzhok ** Dranytsia ** Dynivtsi ** Forosna **

Kostychany Kostychany ( uk, Костичани, ro, Costiceni) is a commune in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The commune is composed of three villages: Dumeny (Думени; Dumeni), Kostychany and Novoivankivtsi (Но ...

** Koteleve **

Mahala is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...

** Malynivka **

Mamalyha Mamaliha ( uk, Мамалига; ro, Mămăliga) is a village in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Mamalyha rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Mamalyha belonged to No ...

** Nesvoia ** Podvirne ** Prypruttia ** Ridkivtsi ** Rokytne ** Rynhach ** Shcherbyntsi **

Sloboda A sloboda ( rus, слобода́, p=sləbɐˈda) was a kind of settlement in the history of the Old Russian regions Povolzhye, Central Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be loosely ...

Stalnivtsi Stalnivtsi ( uk, Стальнівці; ro, Stălinești) is a commune (selsoviet) in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Mamalyha rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Stalnivtsi belonged to ...

** Strointsi ** Tarasivtsi ** Toporivtsi ** Vanchykivtsi ** Zelenyi Hai **

Zhylivka Zhilivka ( uk, Жилівка; ro, Sânger) is a commune (selsoviet) in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Vanchykivtsi rural hromada, which is one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Zhylivka belonged to N ...

Of these, Boiany, Chornivka, Mahala, Sloboda, Pripruttia, Toporivtsi and Zelenyi Hai are in the historical region of Bukovina, while the remainder are in Bessarabia. At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of six

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 ...

s: *

Boiany rural hromada Boiany ( uk, Бояни; ro, Boian; yi, באיאן ''Boyan'') is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (Oblast, province) of western Ukraine. It is located close to Sadagura in the historic region ...

with the administration in the selo of

, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion; * Mahala rural hromada with the administration in the selo of

, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion; *

Mamalyha rural hromada Mamaliha ( uk, Мамалига; ro, Mămăliga) is a village in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Mamalyha rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Mamalyha belonged to N ...

with the administration in the selo of

, transferred to Dnistrovskyi Raion; *

Novoselytsia urban hromada Novoselytsia ( ; ro, Noua Suliță ; yi, נאוואסעליץ, Novoselitz) is a city in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. It hosts the adm ...

with the administration in Novoselytsia, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion; * Toporivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Toporivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion; *

Vanchykivtsi rural hromada Vanchykivtsi ( uk, Ванчиківці; ro, Vancicăuții Mari) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vanchykivtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Vanc ...

with the administration in the selo of Vanchykivtsi, transferred to Chernivtsi Raion. Toporyvtsi rural hromada also contained three villages,

Kolinkivtsi Kolinkivtsi ( uk, Колінківці; ro, Colencăuți) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Toporyvtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 20 ...

, Hrozyntsi, and Bochkivtsi, which belonged to

Khotyn Raion Khotyn Raion ( uk, Хотинський район) was an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. The administrativ ...

References

External links

Novoselytskyi Raion
- official website
Verkhovna Rada website
- Administrative divisions of Novoselytskyi Raion {{Authority control Former raions of Chernivtsi Oblast Romanian communities in Ukraine 1940 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform