On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Myrhorod Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 29,743 (2020 est.).[4]
Important rivers within the Myrhorodskyi Raion include the Psel and the Khorol. The raion was established on 3 July 1923, by splitting off Lubny Raion. The raion's current boundaries were established on January 8, 1966.
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 17 hromadas:[3]
Hadiach urban hromada with the administration in the city of Hadiach, transferred from city of the oblast significance of Hadiach and Hadiach Raion;[5]
Komyshnia settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Komyshnia, retained from Myrhorod Raion;
Krasna Luka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Krasna Luka, transferred from Hadiach Raion;[6]
Liutenka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Liutenka, transferred from Hadiach Raion;[6]
Lokhvytsia urban hromada with the administration in the city of Lokhvytsia, transferred from Lokhvytsia Raion;[7]
Myrhorod urban hromada with the administration in the city of Myrhorod, transferred from city of the oblast significance of Myrhorod and retained from Myrhorod Raion;[8]
Petrivka-Romenska rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Petrivka-Romenska, transferred from Hadiach Raion;[6]
Romodan settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement Romodan, retained from Myrhorod Raion and transferred from Lubny Raion;
Sencha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sencha, transferred from Lokhvytsia Raion;[7]
Serhiivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Serhiivka, transferred from Hadiach Raion;[6]
Velyki Budyshcha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Velyki Budyshcha, transferred from Hadiach Raion;[6]
Velyki Sorochyntsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Velyki Sorochyntsi, retained from Myrhorod Raion.
Zavodske urban hromada with the administration in the city of Zavodske, transferred from Lokhvytsia Raion.[7]
Before 2020
Myrhorod Raion in Poltava Oblast before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of three hromadas,[9]
Komyshnia settlement hromada with the administration in Komyshnia;
Romodan settlement hromada with the administration in Romodan;
Velyki Sorochyntsi rural hromada with the administration in Velyki Sorochyntsi.
Ukraine
Poltava Oblast
Myrhorod