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Vyzhnytsia Raion ( uk, Вижницький район) is 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
) in the southern 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 ...
, located 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 ...
, 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 ...
, on the
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n border. The region has an area of and centers on the city of
Vyzhnytsia Vyzhnytsia (; ; german: link=no, Wischnitz; pl, Wyżnica; ro, Vijnița; ; ) is a town located in the historical region of Bukovina, on the Cheremosh River in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia ...
. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Vyzhnytsia Raion was significantly expanded. One abolished raion,
Putyla Raion Putyla Raion ( uk, Путильський район) was an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The raion was located in the historical region of Bukovina, and had ...
, and a part of one more abolished raion,
Kitsman Raion Kitsman Raion ( uk, Кіцманський район, Kitsmans'kyi rayon) was an administrative raion (district) in the northern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine. The administrative center was t ...
, were merged into Vyzhnytsia Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was .


Subdivisions


Current

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9
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: * Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Banyliv, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion; *
Berehomet settlement hromada Berehomet ( ro, Bеrhomet pe Siret, german: Berhometh, uk, Берегомет), is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berehomet settlement hr ...
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
Berehomet Berehomet ( ro, Bеrhomet pe Siret, german: Berhometh, uk, Берегомет), is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berehomet settlement hr ...
, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion; * Brusnytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Brusnytsia, transferred from Kitsman Raion; * Koniatyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Koniatyn, transferred from Putyla Raion; *
Putyla settlement hromada Putyla ( uk, Путила; ro, Putila) (formerly ''Storonets-Putyliv'', uk, Сторонець-Путилів) is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (oblast, province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Putyla Putyla ( uk, Путила; ro, Putila) (formerly ''Storonets-Putyliv'', uk, Сторонець-Путилів) is an urban-type settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Puty ...
, transferred from Putyla Raion; *
Seliatyn rural hromada Selyatyn ( uk, Селятин; ro, Seletin) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, wh ...
with the administration in the selo of
Seliatyn Selyatyn ( uk, Селятин; ro, Seletin) is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Seliatyn rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Seliatyn belonged to Putyla Raion ...
, transferred from Putyla Raion; * Ust-Putyla rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Ust-Putyla, transferred from Putyla Raion; *
Vashkivtsi urban hromada Vashkivtsi (, ; ro, Vășcăuți; german: Waschkautz; ) is a city in Vyzhnytsia Raion of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Vashkivtsi urban hromada, one of ...
with the administration in the city of
Vashkivtsi Vashkivtsi (, ; ro, Vășcăuți; german: Waschkautz; ) is a city in Vyzhnytsia Raion of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Vashkivtsi urban hromada, one o ...
, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion; *
Vyzhnytsia urban hromada Vyzhnytsia (; ; german: link=no, Wischnitz; pl, Wyżnica; ro, Vijnița; ; ) is a town located in the historical region of Bukovina, on the Cheremosh River in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia ...
with the administration in the city of
Vyzhnytsia Vyzhnytsia (; ; german: link=no, Wischnitz; pl, Wyżnica; ro, Vijnița; ; ) is a town located in the historical region of Bukovina, on the Cheremosh River in Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia ...
, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion.


Before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas: * Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in Banyliv; * Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in Berehomet; * Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in Vashkivtsi; * Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in Vyzhnytsia.


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


External links


Web page on the website of Regional State Administration
{{authority control Raions of Chernivtsi Oblast 1940 establishments in Ukraine