The administrative divisions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast () follows the general scheme of the administrative divisions in Ukraine. It is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas). As Ukraine is a unitary state, any changes to the administrative divisions have to be approved by the Verkhovna Rada.
The oblast was established on 22 September 1937, as the "Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast" to replace the Kamianets Okruha and other neighboring administrative regions in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Its administrative center was moved from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Proskuriv in 1941, and when Proskuriv's name was changed to Khmelnytskyi, the oblast's name was changed as well.
Khmelnytskyi Oblast is one of the smaller of the 24 oblasts of Ukraine with a total area of . Its population was 1,426,649 at the 2001 census. The oblast borders upon Rivne Oblast to the northwest, Zhytomyr Oblast to the northeast, Vinnytsia Oblast to the east, Chernivtsi Oblast to the south, and Ternopil Oblast to the west.
The oblast has three raions, that are further divided into 60 hromadas.
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to three. These are: Kamianets-Podilskyi (Кам'янець-Подільський район), the center is in the town of Kamianets-Podilskyi; Khmelnytskyi (Хмельницький район), the center is in the city of Khmelnytskyi; Shepetivka (Шепетівський район), the center is in the town of Shepetivka. Khmelnytskyi OblastAs of 1 January 2022Number of districts (райони)3Number of hromadas (громади)60
Administrative divisions before 2020 Before July 2020, the Khmelnytskyi Oblast was administratively divided into 20 districts (райони), which served as the second level of administrative division in the country. It had a total of 13 cities, six of which are under the oblast's jurisdiction (including its administrative center Khmelnytskyi) and seven which are under their raion's jurisdiction.
District Area (km²) Population (2012) Administrative center Urban-type settlements Rural municipalities Villages Settlements Bilohiria Raion 77628,128BilohiriaBilohiriaYampil2372— Chemerivtsi Raion93042,722ChemerivtsiChemerivtsiZakupne3368— Derazhnia Raion 91032,955DerazhniaLozoveVovkovyntsi2259— Dunaivtsi Raion 1,18064,422DunaivtsiDunaivtsiSmotrych4383— Horodok Raion 1,11049,939HorodokSataniv29711 Iziaslav Raion 1,25046,059Iziaslav—2991— Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion 1,53767,900Kamianets-PodilskyiStara Ushytsia421201 Khmelnytskyi Raion 1,22052,906KhmelnytskyiChornyi Ostriv38761 Krasyliv Raion 1,18053,814KrasylivAntoniny3593— Letychiv Raion 95129,209LetychivLetychivMedzhybizh1955— Nova Ushytsia Raion 85330,271Nova UshytsiaNova Ushytsia21571 Polonne Raion 86645,813PolonnePoninka17441 Shepetivka Raion 1,16034,724ShepetivkaHrytsiv2268— Slavuta Raion 1,16230,743Slavuta—3679— Starokostiantyniv Raion 1,21030,448Starokostiantyniv—3097— Stara Syniava Raion 66221,276Stara SyniavaStara Syniava1544— Teofipol Raion 71627,831TeofipolTeofipolBazaliia2253— Vinkivtsi Raion 65325,630VinkivtsiVinkivtsi1735— Volochysk Raion 1,10353,113VolochyskNarkevychiViitivtsi4085— Yarmolyntsi Raion 89831,599YarmolyntsiYarmolyntsi2959—
Populated settlements
Cities Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 13 cities, with six of them governed under the oblast's jurisdiction (міста обласного значення), and the remaining seven under their respective district's jurisdiction (міста районного значення). Each urban locality also administers their own respective municipality, which can have a few villages and settlements under its jurisdiction. The combined urban population of the cities and urban-type settlements was 723,431 in 2001.
Cities under oblast jurisdiction
Kamianets-Podilskyi Khmelnytskyi (administrative center) Netishyn Slavuta Shepetivka Starokostiantyniv
Cities under raion jurisdiction Derazhnia Dunaivtsi Horodok Iziaslav Krasyliv Polonne Volochysk
Urban-type settlements Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 24 urban-type settlements (селищ міського типу). Each urban locality also administers their own respective municipality, which can have a few villages and settlements under its jurisdiction.
Antoniny Bazaliia Bilohiria Chemerivtsi Chornyi Ostriv Hrytsiv
Dunaivtsi Letychiv Lozove Medzhybizh Narkevychi Nova Ushytsia
Poninka Sataniv Smotrych Stara Syniava Stara Ushytsia Teofipol
Vinkivtsi Viitivtsi Vovkovyntsi Yampil Yarmolyntsi Zakupne
Villages Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total of 1,409 villages (сіл) and five settlements (селищ). Out of the 1,409 villages, 568 villages administer their own rural municipality (сільських рад) which may have a few other villages under its jurisdiction. The combined rural population of the villages and settlements was 703,218 in 2001.
See also Administrative divisions of Ukraine Volhynia, a historical region in the oblast's northern part Podolia, a historical region in the oblast's southern part
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