Kirovohrad Oblast is subdivided into districts ( raions ) which are subdivided into territorial communities ( hromadas ).
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four. [1] [2] These are:
Kirovohrad Oblast | |
As of January 1, 2022 | |
Number of districts (райони) | 4 |
Number of hromadas (громади) | 49 |
Before July 2020, Kirovohrad Oblast was subdivided into 25 regions: 21 districts ( raions ) and 4 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils. [3]
Name | Ukrainian Name | Area (km2) | Population estimate 2015 [4] | Admin.center | Urban Population Only |
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Kropyvnytskyi Municipality | Кропивницький (місто) | 103 | 239,837 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | 231,228 |
Oleksandriia | Олександрія (місто) | 55 | 91,881 | Oleksandriia (city) | 82,269 |
Svitlovodsk | Світловодськ (місто) | 45 | 53,449 | Svitlovodsk (city) | 45,746 |
Znamianka | Знам'янка (місто) | 15 | 28,507 | Znamianka (city) | 23,245 |
Bobrynets'kyi raion | Бобринецький район | 1,496 | 25,993 | Bobrynets | 10,998 |
Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion | Добровеличківський район | 1,297 | 33,925 | Dobrovelychkivka | 14,726 |
Dolyns'kyi raion | Долинський район | 1,200 | 34,535 | Dolynska | 20,713 |
Haivorons'kyi raion | Гайворонський район | 700 | 38,335 | Haivoron | 21,556 |
Holovanivs'kyi raion | Голованівський район | 992 | 31,084 | Holovanivsk | 11,996 |
Kropyvnytskyi Raion | Кропивницький район | 1,600 | 37,123 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | N/A * |
Kompaniyivs'kyi raion | Компаніївський район | 967 | 15,413 | Kompaniivka | 4,537 |
Malovyskivs'kyi raion | Маловисківський район | 1,111 | 43,678 | Mala Vyska | 20,660 |
Novhorodkivs'kyi raion | Новгородківський район | 997 | 15,567 | Novhorodka | 5,775 |
Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion | Новоархангельський район | 1,200 | 24,743 | Novoarkhanhelsk | 6,286 |
Novomyrhorods'kyi raion | Новомиргородський район | 1,032 | 28,554 | Novomyrhorod | 13,894 |
Novoukrains'kyi raion | Новоукраїнський район | 1,668 | 42,055 | Novoukrainka | 17,176 |
Oleksandrivs'kyi raion | Олександрівський район | 1,159 | 27,558 | Oleksandrivka | 11,279 |
Oleksandriys'kyi raion | Олександрійський район | 1,854 | 35,765 | Oleksandriia (city) | N/A * |
Onufriyivs'kyi raion | Онуфріївський район | 889 | 18,445 | Onufriivka | 8,695 |
Petrivs'kyi raion | Петрівський район | 1,195 | 24,329 | Petrove | 8,173 |
Svitlovods'kyi raion | Світловодський район | 1,219 | 12,420 | Svitlovodsk (city) | N/A * |
Blahovishchenske Raion | Ульяновський район | 701 | 22,742 | Blahovishchenske | 6,080 |
Ustynivs'kyi raion | Устинівський район | 942 | 13,106 | Ustynivka | 3,467 |
Vilshans'kyi raion | Вільшанський район | 645 | 12,650 | Vilshanka | 4,689 |
Znamyans'kyi raion | Знам'янський район | 1,334 | 23,030 | Znamianka (city) | N/A * |
Total Oblast | Кіровоградська Область | 24,588 | 974,724 | 612,237 |
Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon was housed in the city/town that it was named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they were directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore were not counted as part of rayon statistics.