List of raions of Ukraine (1966-2020)
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On July 17, 2020, by the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine № 807-IX "On formation and liquidation of districts", instead of 490 districts, 136 new districts with smaller powers were created, as the main powers of raions were passed to lower (hromadas) and higher (oblasts) levels.
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Category | Second level of subdivision |
Location | Ukraine |
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Number | 490 (as of 2004) |
Populations | 52,000 |
Areas | 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) |
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For the current subdivisions, see Raions of Ukraine.
This list does not include Chernobyl Raion which was abolished in 1988 and merged into Ivankiv Raion, about 2 years after the Chernobyl disaster took place.