Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast
Oblast in Central Federal District, Russia
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Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast comprise the various administrative and municipal divisions of Belgorod Oblast, a federal subject of Russia located in the Central Federal District. As of 2026, the administrative structure is governed by the regional laws of the oblast, centering on the city of Belgorod. The oblast is divided into cities under the oblast's jurisdiction and several administrative districts (raions). This structure is mirrored by a municipal organization consisting of city okrugs and municipal okrugs, designed to facilitate local self-governance across the region's urban and rural localities.
Belgorod Oblast
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| Coordinates: 50°46′N 37°27′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Central |
| Economic region | Central Black Earth |
| Established | 6 January 1954[1] |
| Administrative center | Belgorod |
| Government | |
| • Body | Oblast Duma[2] |
| • Governor[2] | Vyacheslav Gladkov[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,134 km2 (10,476 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 67th |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,540,486 |
| 1,541,000 | |
| • Rank | 30th |
| • Density | 56.773/km2 (147.04/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65.2% |
| • Rural | 34.8% |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | ₽1.52 trillion (US$20.57 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₽1.02 million (US$13,792.18) |
| Time zone | UTC+ |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-BEL |
| License plates | 31 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
- Cities and towns under the oblast's jurisdiction:
- Belgorod (Белгород) serves as the administrative center of the oblast. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into two okrugs: Vostochny and Zapadny.
- Alexeyevka (Алексеевка)
- Gubkin (Губкин)
- Shebekino (Шебекино)
- Stary Oskol (Старый Оскол)
- Valuyki (Валуйки)
- Districts:
- Alexeyevsky (Алексеевский)
- with 20 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Belgorodsky (Белгородский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
- Razumnoye (Разумное)
- Severny (Северный)
- with 21 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Borisovsky (Борисовский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Borisovka (Борисовка)
- with 8 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Chernyansky (Чернянский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Chernyanka (Чернянка)
- with 15 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Grayvoronsky (Грайворонский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Grayvoron (Грайворон)
- with 12 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Gubkinsky (Губкинский)
- Ivnyansky (Ивнянский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Ivnya (Ивня)
- with 13 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Korochansky (Корочанский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Korocha (Короча)
- with 22 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Krasnensky (Красненский)
- with 10 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Krasnogvardeysky (Красногвардейский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Biryuch (Бирюч)
- with 13 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Krasnoyaruzhsky (Краснояружский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Krasnaya Yaruga (Красная Яруга)
- with 7 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Novooskolsky (Новооскольский)
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Novy Oskol (Новый Оскол)
- with 17 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Towns under the district's jurisdiction:
- Prokhorovsky (Прохоровский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Prokhorovka (Прохоровка)
- with 17 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Rakityansky (Ракитянский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Proletarsky (Пролетарский)
- Rakitnoye (Ракитное)
- with 11 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Rovensky (Ровеньский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Rovenki (Ровеньки)
- with 11 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Shebekinsky (Шебекинский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Maslova Pristan (Маслова Пристань)
- with 13 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Starooskolsky (Старооскольский)
- Valuysky (Валуйский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Urazovo (Уразово)
- with 14 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Veydelevsky (Вейделевский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Veydelevka (Вейделевка)
- with 11 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Volokonovsky (Волоконовский)
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Pyatnitskoye (Пятницкое)
- Volokonovka (Волоконовка)
- with 12 municipal okrugs under the district's jurisdiction.
- Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
- Yakovlevsky (Яковлевский)
- Alexeyevsky (Алексеевский)
Summary table
| Belgorod Oblast, Russia | |
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| Administrative center | Belgorod |
| Number of districts | 21 |
| Number of cities/towns | 11 |
| Number of urban-type settlements | 18 |
| Number of municipal okrugs | 261 |