# Administrative divisions of Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad 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 four. These are:
* Holovanivsk (Голованівський район), the center is in the rural settlement of Holovanivsk;
* Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), the center is in the city of Kropyvnytskyi;
* Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район), the center is in the town of Novoukrainka;
* Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район), the center is in the town of Oleksandriia.
Kirovohrad Oblast :
| As of January 1, 2022 ||
| Number of districts (райони) | 4 |
| Number of hromadas (громади) | 49 |

## Administrative divisions until 2020

Before July 2020, Kirovohrad Oblast was subdivided into 25 regions: 21 districts (raions) and 4 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.
| Name | Ukrainian Name | Area (km$^2$) | Population estimate 2015 | Admin.center | Urban Population Only |
| Kropyvnytskyi Municipality | Кропивницький (місто) | 103 | 239,837 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | 231,228 |
| Oleksandriia | Олександрія (місто) | 55 | 91,881 | Oleksandriia (city) | 82,269 |
| Svitlovodsk | Світловодськ (місто) | 45 | 53,449 | Svitlovodsk (city) | 45,746 |
| Znamianka | Знам'янка (місто) | 15 | 28,507 | Znamianka (city) | 23,245 |
| Bobrynets'kyi raion | Бобринецький район | 1,496 | 25,993 | Bobrynets | 10,998 |
| Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion | Добровеличківський район | 1,297 | 33,925 | Dobrovelychkivka | 14,726 |
| Dolyns'kyi raion | Долинський район | 1,200 | 34,535 | Dolynska | 20,713 |
| Haivorons'kyi raion | Гайворонський район | 700 | 38,335 | Haivoron | 21,556 |
| Holovanivs'kyi raion | Голованівський район | 992 | 31,084 | Holovanivsk | 11,996 |
| Kropyvnytskyi Raion | Кропивницький район | 1,600 | 37,123 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | N/A * |
| Kompaniyivs'kyi raion | Компаніївський район | 967 | 15,413 | Kompaniivka | 4,537 |
| Malovyskivs'kyi raion | Маловисківський район | 1,111 | 43,678 | Mala Vyska | 20,660 |
| Novhorodkivs'kyi raion | Новгородківський район | 997 | 15,567 | Novhorodka | 5,775 |
| Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion | Новоархангельський район | 1,200 | 24,743 | Novoarkhanhelsk | 6,286 |
| Novomyrhorods'kyi raion | Новомиргородський район | 1,032 | 28,554 | Novomyrhorod | 13,894 |
| Novoukrains'kyi raion | Новоукраїнський район | 1,668 | 42,055 | Novoukrainka | 17,176 |
| Oleksandrivs'kyi raion | Олександрівський район | 1,159 | 27,558 | Oleksandrivka | 11,279 |
| Oleksandriys'kyi raion | Олександрійський район | 1,854 | 35,765 | Oleksandriia (city) | N/A * |
| Onufriyivs'kyi raion | Онуфріївський район | 889 | 18,445 | Onufriivka | 8,695 |
| Petrivs'kyi raion | Петрівський район | 1,195 | 24,329 | Petrove | 8,173 |
| Svitlovods'kyi raion | Світловодський район | 1,219 | 12,420 | Svitlovodsk (city) | N/A * |
| Blahovishchenske Raion | Ульяновський район | 701 | 22,742 | Blahovishchenske | 6,080 |
| Ustynivs'kyi raion | Устинівський район | 942 | 13,106 | Ustynivka | 3,467 |
| Vilshans'kyi raion | Вільшанський район | 645 | 12,650 | Vilshanka | 4,689 |
| Znamyans'kyi raion | Знам'янський район | 1,334 | 23,030 | Znamianka (city) | N/A * |
| Total Oblast | Кіровоградська Область | 24,588 | 974,724 | | 612,237 |
Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon was housed in the city/town that it was named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they were directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore were not counted as part of rayon statistics.
* Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
** Kropyvnytskyi Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницьки), formerly Kirovohrad, the administrative center of the oblast
*** Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Nove (Нове)
** Oleksandriia Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Oleksandriia (Олександрія)
*** Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Oleksandriiske (Олександрійське), formerly Dymytrove
**** Pantaivka (Пантаївка)
** Svitlovodsk Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Svitlovodsk (Світловодськ)
*** Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Vlasivka (Власівка)
** Znamianka Municipality
*** Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Znamianka (Знам'янка)
*** Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
**** Znamianka Druha (Знам'янка Друга)
* Districts (raions):
** Blahovishchenske Raion (Благовіщенський район), formerly Ulianovka Raion
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Blahovishchenske (Благовіщенське), formerly Ulianovka
** Bobrynets (Бобринецький район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Bobrynets (Бобринець)
** Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Pomichna (Помічна)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківка)
** Dolynska (Долинський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Dolynska (Долинська)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Molodizhne (Молодіжне)
** Haivoron (Гайворонський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Haivoron (Гайворон)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Salkove (Салькове)
**** Zavallia (Завалля)
** Holovanivsk (Голованівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Holovanivsk (Голованівськ)
**** Pobuzke (Побузьке)
** Kompaniivka (Компаніївський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Kompaniivka (Компаніївка)
** Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), formerly Kirovohrad Raion
** Mala Vyska (Маловисківський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Mala Vyska (Мала Виска)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Smoline (Смоліне)
** Novhorodka (Новгородківський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Novhorodka (Новгородка)
** Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельськ)
** Novomyrhorod (Новомиргородський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Novomyrhorod (Новомиргород)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Kapitanivka (Капітанівка)
** Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район)
*** Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнка)
** Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Nova Praha (Нова Прага)
**** Pryiutivka (Приютівка)
** Oleksandrivka (Олександрівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Lisove (Лісове)
**** Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка)
**** Yelyzavethradka (Єлизаветградка)
** Onufriivka (Онуфріївський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Onufriivka (Онуфріївка)
**** Pavlysh (Павлиш)
** Petrove (Петрівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Balakhivka (Балахівка)
**** Petrove (Петрове)
** Svitlovodsk (Світловодський район)
** Ustynivka (Устинівський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Ustynivka (Устинівка)
** Vilshanka (Вільшанський район)
*** Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
**** Vilshanka (Вільшанка)
** Znamianka (Знам'янський район)