# Administrative divisions of Sumy Oblast

Sumy Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).

## Current

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to five. These are:
* Konotop (Конотопський район), the center is in the town of Konotop;
* Okhtyrka (Охтирський район), the center is in the town of Okhtyrka;
* Romny (Роменський район), the center is in the town of Romny;
* Shostka (Шосткинський район), the center is in the town of Shostka;
* Sumy (Сумський район), the center is in the city of Sumy.
Sumy Oblast :
| As of January 1, 2022 ||
| Number of districts (райони) | 5 |
| Number of hromadas (громади) | 51 |

## Administrative divisions until 2020

Before 2020, Sumy Oblast was subdivided into 24 regions: 17 districts (raions) and 7 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.
* Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
** Sumy Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Sumy (Суми), the administrative center of the oblast
** Hlukhiv Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Hlukhiv (Глухів)
** Konotop Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Konotop (Конотоп)
** Lebedyn Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Lebedyn (Лебедин)
** Okhtyrka Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Okhtyrka (Охтирка)
** Romny Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Romny (Ромни)
** Shostka (Шостка)
* Districts (raions):
** Bilopillia (Білопільський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Bilopillia (Білопілля)
**** Vorozhba (Ворожба)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Mykolaivka (Миколаївка), formerly Zhovtneve
**** Ulianivka (Улянівка)
** Buryn (Буринський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Buryn (Буринь)
** Hlukhiv (Глухівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Esman (Есмань), formerly Chervone
**** Shalyhyne (Шалигине)
** Konotop (Конотопський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Duboviazivka (Дубов'язівка)
** Krasnopillia (Краснопільський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Krasnopillia (Краснопілля)
**** Uhroidy (Угроїди)
** Krolevets (Кролевецький район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Krolevets (Кролевець)
** Lebedyn (Лебединський район)
** Lypova Dolyna (Липоводолинський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Lypova Dolyna (Липова Долина)
** Nedryhailiv (Недригайлівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Nedryhailiv (Недригайлів)
**** Terny (Терни)
** Okhtyrka (Охтирський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Chupakhivka (Чупахівка)
** Putyvl (Путивльський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Putyvl (Путивль)
** Romny (Роменський район)
** Seredyna-Buda (Середино-Будський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Seredyna-Buda (Середина-Буда)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Znob-Novhorodske (Зноб-Новгородське)
** Shostka (Шосткинський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Voronizh (Вороніж)
** Sumy (Сумський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Khotin (Хотінь)
**** Nyzy (Низи)
**** Stepanivka (Степанівка)
** Trostianets (Тростянецький район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Trostianets (Тростянець)
** Velyka Pysarivka (Великописарівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Kyrykivka (Кириківка)
**** Velyka Pysarivka (Велика Писарівка)
** Yampil (Ямпільський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Druzhba (Дружба)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Svesa (Свеса)
**** Yampil (Ямпіль)