List of cities in Ukraine

Map of Ukraine showing its largest cities

There are 461 populated places in Ukraine that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanizedmisto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament, as of 1 January 2022.[1] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical or regional importance.[2][3][4]

Smaller settlements are rural settlements (Ukrainian: селище, romanizedselyshche) and villages (Ukrainian: село, romanizedselo).

Historically, there were systems of city rights, granted by the territorial lords, which defined the status of a place as a misto or selo. In the past, cities were self-governing and had several privileges.[citation needed]

The list of cities is roughly ordered by population and the 2022 estimates are compared to the 2001 Ukrainian census, except for Chernobyl for which the population is an unofficial estimate. The cities with special status are shown in italic. The average population size is 62,000.[citation needed]

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  2. ^ Povalyaev, Ivan (2023-07-31). Дерадянизація: в Україні скасували смт та міста районного чи обласного значення [De-Sovietization: Ukraine abolishes urban-type settlements and cities of district or regional significance]. umoloda.kyiv.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  3. ^ Закон України від 28.07.2023 р. № 3285-IX “Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України” [Law of Ukraine of 28.07.2023 № 3285-IX "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine"]. document.vobu.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2024-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  4. ^ 26 січня набрав чинності Закон "Про порядок вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою України" [On January 26, the Law "On the Procedure for Resolving Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Ukraine" came into force]. jurliga.ligazakon.net. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-05-20.