Kirovohrad Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four. These are: Holovanivsk (Голованівський район), the center is in the rural settlement of Holovanivsk; Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), the center is in the city of Kropyvnytskyi; Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район), the center is in the town of Novoukrainka; Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район), the center is in the town of Oleksandriia. Kirovohrad OblastAs of January 1, 2022Number of districts (райони)4Number of hromadas (громади)49
Administrative divisions until 2020
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.
Name Ukrainian Name Area (km2) Populationestimate 2015 Admin.center Urban Population Only 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.
Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction: Kropyvnytskyi Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницьки), formerly Kirovohrad, the administrative center of the oblast Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction: Nove (Нове) Oleksandriia Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Oleksandriia (Олександрія) Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction: Oleksandriiske (Олександрійське), formerly Dymytrove Pantaivka (Пантаївка) Svitlovodsk Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Svitlovodsk (Світловодськ) Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction: Vlasivka (Власівка) Znamianka Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Znamianka (Знам'янка) Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction: Znamianka Druha (Знам'янка Друга) Districts (raions): Blahovishchenske Raion (Благовіщенський район), formerly Ulianovka Raion Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Blahovishchenske (Благовіщенське), formerly Ulianovka Bobrynets (Бобринецький район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Bobrynets (Бобринець) Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Pomichna (Помічна) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківка) Dolynska (Долинський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Dolynska (Долинська) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Molodizhne (Молодіжне) Haivoron (Гайворонський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Haivoron (Гайворон) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Salkove (Салькове) Zavallia (Завалля) Holovanivsk (Голованівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Holovanivsk (Голованівськ) Pobuzke (Побузьке) Kompaniivka (Компаніївський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Kompaniivka (Компаніївка) Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), formerly Kirovohrad Raion Mala Vyska (Маловисківський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Mala Vyska (Мала Виска) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Smoline (Смоліне) Novhorodka (Новгородківський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Novhorodka (Новгородка) Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельськ) Novomyrhorod (Новомиргородський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Novomyrhorod (Новомиргород) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Kapitanivka (Капітанівка) Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнка) Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Nova Praha (Нова Прага) Pryiutivka (Приютівка) Oleksandrivka (Олександрівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Lisove (Лісове) Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка) Yelyzavethradka (Єлизаветградка) Onufriivka (Онуфріївський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Onufriivka (Онуфріївка) Pavlysh (Павлиш) Petrove (Петрівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Balakhivka (Балахівка) Petrove (Петрове) Svitlovodsk (Світловодський район) Ustynivka (Устинівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Ustynivka (Устинівка) Vilshanka (Вільшанський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Vilshanka (Вільшанка) Znamianka (Знам'янський район)
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