Administrative divisions of Crimea


The Crimean Peninsula is a disputed area which as a result of the 2014 Crimean crisis is controlled and recognized by Russia as the Republic of Crimea, a federal subject of Russia. At the same time, Ukraine and nearly all countries around the world recognize the territory as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a part of Ukraine.
The Republic of Crimea continues to use the administrative divisions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is subdivided into 25 territorial entities: 14 districts and 11 city municipalities, officially known as territories governed by city councils. However, in July 2020, Ukraine adopted a reform of its administrative divisions. According to the new divisions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea only consists of ten districts. The new administrative divisions in Crimea only exist de-jure, since Ukraine does not control Crimea and can not implement their creation.
Under both the Russian and the Ukrainian administrative systems, the territory of Crimea excludes the City of Sevastopol.

Administrative divisions

Pre-April 2014 (Ukrainian system: Autonomous Republic of Crimea)

The Russian system largely inherits the Ukrainian setup, with changes to terminology and minor tweaks on the lower levels.
According to the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine, the following raions exist in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea,
The municipal divisions of the Republic of Crimea are identical with its administrative divisions. All of the administrative districts of the Republic of Crimea are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and the cities of oblast significance are municipally incorporated as urban okrugs.
The Autonomous Republic of Crimea has no municipal divisions, as the concept does not exist in Ukraine.