Povit

Povits of Ukraine
Povits in 1921 following the Treaty of Riga
Category	Second level of subdivision
Location	Ukraine /  Ukrainian SSR
Found in	Governorates of Ukraine
Created	1918
Abolished	1923
Number	99 (as of 1923)
Government	Povit council
Subdivisions	volosts

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136 raions
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A povit (Ukrainian: повіт), also known as a county, was a type of historical territorial-administrative and judicial unit in Ukraine, administered by a starosta.^[1] Under the Russian Empire, the Russian administration introduced the system of uezds which locally (in Ukrainian language) were still referred in old manner as povits.^[2] After Ukraine declared its independence in 1918, povits remained in use until the introduction of raions in 1923.