Settlements
Status | Status (in Ukrainian) | Total Number (as of 2006) | |
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misto / city | місто | 457 | |
municipality | місто зі спеціальним статусом | 2 | |
misto оblastnoho znachennia | місто областного значення | 176 | |
misto raionnoho znachennia | місто районного значення | 279 | |
selyshche miskoho typu / town | селище міського типу | 886 | |
selo / village | сільський населений пункт | 28,552 | |
selysche | селище | 1,364 | |
selo | село | 27,188 |
There are two types of settlements: rural and urban. Rural populated areas (сільський населений пункт) can be either a village (село, selo) or a rural settlement (селище). Urban populated areas (міський населений пункт) can be either a city (містo) or an urbanized settlement (селище міського типу). For the sake of brevity, urbanized settlements are often classified as towns in the English language.
Changes to a settlement's status can be made only by the Verkhovna Rada. Please note that the size of a settlement does not ultimately define its status, although is a major factor. For example, the city of Prypiat still retains its status, while having a population of zero, due to its infrastructure, including buildings, roads, and utility networks.
The typical Ukrainian misto ought to be considered a city, not a town (compare to City status in the United Kingdom). However, the city's subordination to either an oblast or raion also should be taken into account, especially in the political sense. Some of urbanized settlements may be cities of raion subordination, although it could seem confusing, a type of settlement should be considered first as its status is given for administrative purposes.
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