Povit
| Povits of Ukraine | |
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Povits in 1921 following the Treaty of Riga | |
| Category | Second level of subdivision |
| Location | Ukraine / Ukrainian SSR |
| Found in | Governorates of Ukraine |
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| Abolished |
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| Number | 99 (as of 1923) |
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| Subdivisions of Ukraine |
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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. 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. After Ukraine declared its independence in 1918, povits remained in use until the introduction of raions in 1923.