Mykolaiv Oblast - Administrative Divisions

Administrative Divisions

The Mykolaiv Oblast formed in September 1937. It is subdivided into: 19 raions (administrative districts), and 5 of its cities are designated as separate raions within the oblast.

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

• Administrative Center - 1 (Mykolaiv)
• Raions — 19;
• City raions — 4;
• Settlements — 922, including:
  • Villages — 896;
  • Cities/Towns — 26, including:
    • Urban-type settlement — 17;
    • Cities — 9, including:
      • Cities of oblast' subordinance — 5;
      • Cities of raion subordinance — 4;
• Selsovets — 287.

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