List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast

Map of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine with post-2020 administrative divisions
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
List of cities in Kharkiv Oblast
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Location of cities in Kharkiv Oblast, with green dots indicating Ukrainian-controlled cities and the red-green dots indicating the ongoing partial occupation of the cities.[1]

There are 18 populated places in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament.[2][3] 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.[4][5][6] As of 5 December 2001, the date of the first and only official census in the country since independence,[a] the most populous city in the oblast was the regional capital, Kharkiv, with a population of 1,470,902 people, while the least populous city was Pivdenne, with 8,516 people.[7][8] After the enactment of decommunization laws, one city within the oblast, Slobozhanske,[b] was renamed in 2016 from its previous name, Komsomolske, for its connection to people, places, events, and organizations associated with the Soviet Union.[10][11][9] In 2024, following the passage of derussification laws, the cities Krasnohrad and Pervomaiskyi were renamed Berestyn and Zlatopil respectively.[12] For their contributions to the country's defense during the Russian invasion, two cities in the oblast (Kharkiv and Kupiansk) were awarded with the honorary title Hero City of Ukraine in 2022 and 2025 respectively.[13][14][15]

From independence in 1991 to 2020, seven cities in the oblast were designated as cities of regional significance (municipalities), which had self-government under city councils, while the oblast's remaining 10 cities were located in 25 raions (districts) as cities of district significance, which are subordinated to the governments of the raions.[16][17][8] On 18 July 2020, an administrative reform abolished and merged the oblast's raions and cities of regional significance into seven new, expanded raions.[4][18] The seven raions that make up the oblast are Berestyn, Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Izium, Kharkiv, Kupiansk, and Lozova.[19]

List of cities

Photo of Kharkiv, capital and most populous city in Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv, capital and most populous city in Kharkiv Oblast[2][20]
Photo of Izium, third most populous city in the oblast and an important railway city
Izium, third most populous city in the oblast and an important railway city[2][21]
Photo of Berestyn, an industrial and railway center
Berestyn, an industrial and railway center[2][22]


Cities in Kharkiv Oblast
Name Name
(in Ukrainian)[2][c] 		Raion (district) Popu­lation
(2022 esti­mates)[2] 		Popu­lation
(2001 census)[8] 		Popu­lation
change
Balakliia Балаклія Izium 26,334 32,408 −18.74%
Barvinkove Барвінкове Izium 7,840 12,998 −39.68%
Berestyn Берестин Berestyn 19,674 22,670 −13.22%
Bohodukhiv Богодухів Bohodukhiv 14,624 18,224 −19.75%
Chuhuiv Чугуїв Chuhuiv 31,018 36,789 −15.69%
Derhachi Дергачі Kharkiv 17,139 20,258 −15.40%
Izium Ізюм Izium 44,979 56,114 −19.84%
Kharkiv Харків Kharkiv 1,421,125 1,470,902 −3.38%
Kupiansk Куп'янськ Kupiansk 26,627 32,449 −17.94%
Liubotyn Люботин Kharkiv 20,001 24,173 −17.26%
Lozova Лозова Lozova 53,126 64,041 −17.04%
Merefa Мерефа Kharkiv 21,202 25,018 −15.25%
Pivdenne Південне Kharkiv 7,319 8,516 −14.06%
Slobozhanske Слобожанське Chuhuiv 13,675 15,934 −14.18%
Valky Валки Bohodukhiv 8,577 10,381 −17.38%
Vovchansk Вовчанськ Chuhuiv 17,459 20,695 −15.64%
Zlatopil Златопіль Lozova 28,510 32,523 −12.34%
Zmiiv Зміїв Chuhuiv 13,737 17,063 −19.49%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As of 11 July 2023[7]
  2. ^ Slobozhanske was an urban-type settlement when it was renamed in 2016.[9] It became a city in 2025, making it the most recent settlement to receive city status in the oblast.[3]
  3. ^ Links to the Ukrainian Wikipedia articles for each city

References

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  9. ^ a b Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [On renaming individual populated places and raions]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  10. ^ Про засудження комуністичного та націонал-соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні та заборону пропаганди їхньої символіки [On the condemnation of communist and national socialist (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the prohibition of propaganda of their symbols]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ Понад 50 тисяч вулиць змінили назви впродовж 2016 року [Over 50 thousand streets changed their names in 2016]. kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ^ Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [On renaming individual populated places and raions]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  13. ^ Два роки тому присвоєні почесні відзнаки «Місто-герой України» містам Волноваха, Гостомель, Маріуполь, Харків, Херсон, Чернігів [Two years ago, the cities of Volnovakha, Hostomel, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv were awarded the honorary "Hero City of Ukraine" designation]. Donetsk Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian). 6 March 2024. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  14. ^ Sobenko, Nadia (21 March 2023). Зеленський затвердив положення про "Місто-герой України" [Zelenskyy approved the provisions on the "Hero City of Ukraine"]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. ^ Kravtsov, Vladyslav (1 October 2025). Зеленський підписав указ про нові "Міста-герої": повний перелік [Zelenskyy signed a decree on new Hero Cities: full list]. 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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  18. ^ Про утворення та ліквідацію районів [On the formation and liquidation of districts]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
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  20. ^ "Kharkiv". Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 June 2025. Archived from the original on 14 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Izyum". Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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