Administrative divisions of Lviv , Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into raions (districts) and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods.
Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh-largest city in the country overall, with a population of around 728,350 as of 2016. Lviv is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is from the French "rayon", which is both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district".
Lviv is divided into six raions (districts), each with its own administrative bodies:
Vynnyky is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 16,902 (2016 est.).
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Ukraine is divided into several levels of territorial entities. On the first level there are 27 regions: 24 oblasts, one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status". Following the 2014 Crimean crisis, Crimea and Sevastopol became de facto administrated by the Russian Federation, which claims them as the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol. The international community recognises them as being Ukrainian territory.
Subdivisions of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, include the formal administrative subdivision into urban districts (raions) and the more detailed informal subdivision into historical neighborhoods.
Drohobych Raion is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Drohobych, which is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 74,681 (2016 est.).
Pustomyty is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Pustomyty Raion. Population: 10,873 (2013 est.).
The Berezhany Raion is a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Halychyna (Galicia). The administrative center is the city of Berezhany. Some 50 km away from Ternopil and ca 80 km away from Lviv. The river Zolota Lypa, Dniester tributary crosses the district from the north to the south. River forms a large lake north of Berezhany.
Brody Raion is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of Western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Brody. Population: 59,225 (2016 est.).
Nikopol Raion is an administrative subdivision (raion) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, with the administrative center in the city of Nikopol. Its territory is 1,940 km2.. Population: 42,189 (2013 est.).
Busk Raion is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It was established in 1966. Its administrative center is the town of Busk. Population: 46,399 (2016 est.).
Mostyska Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Mostyska. Population: 57,152 (2016 est.).
Sokal Raion is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Sokal. It had a population of 98,123 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 92,801 (2016 est.).
Stryi Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi, which is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 61,948 (2016 est.).
Zhydachiv Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zhydachiv. Population: 68,234 (2016 est.).
Administrative divisions development in Ukraine reviews the history of changes in the administrative divisions of Ukraine, in chronological order.
Sykhiv District is urban district of Lviv, named after the historical district of Sykhiv. This district covers southeastern part of the city.
Lychakivskyi District is an urban district of the city of Lviv, named after the historical district of Lychakiv. This district covers eastern part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Mayorivka, Pasiky, Pohulyanka, Yalivets and actually Lychakiv. In the east it includes the city of Vynnyky and Vynnyky forest.
Lviv Oblast is subdivided into 29 regions: 20 districts (raions) and 9 city municipalities, officially known as territories governed by city councils.
Volodymyr Makar is a retired professional Ukrainian football midfielder who played for FC Rukh Vynnyky in the Ukrainian First League.
Moskovskyi District is urban district of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after the capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow.