Chernihiv Oblast - Administrative Subdivisions

Administrative Subdivisions

The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Chernihiv Oblast:

• Administrative Center - 1 (Chernihiv)
• Raions — 22;
• City raions — 3 (including the Oblast's administrative center);
• Settlements — 1534, including:
  • Villages — 1489;
  • Cities/Towns — 45, including:
    • Urban-type settlement — 30;
    • Cities — 15, including:
      • Cities of oblast' subordinance — 3;
      • Cities of raion subordinance — 12;
• Selsovets — 525.

The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Chernihiv Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast' is the Chernihiv Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.