| Okruhas of the Ukrainian SSR | |
|---|---|
 Map of the okruhas in 1929–1930 | |
| Category | Subdivision of a unitary state |
| Location |  Ukrainian SSR |
| Created |
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| Number | 40 (53 initially) (as of 1930) |
| Subdivisions | |
An okruha (Ukrainian: округа) is a historical administrative division of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic that existed between 1923 and 1930. The system was intended as a transitional system between the Russian Imperial division of governorates and the modern equivalent of oblasts.
As a literal translation, the word okruha means vicinity or neighborhood (sharing a root with the words "circle" and "around", a close equivalent is the German term Bezirk). This level of subdivision is roughly equivalent to that of a county, parish, or borough. Okruhas were first established in 1918 when the Polissia Okruha and Taurida Okruha were created as temporary territories of the Ukrainian State of 1918.