Chernivtsi Oblast

Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: Чернівецька область, Chernivets’ka oblast’ Romanie: Regiunea Cernăuţi) is an oblast (province) in wastren Ukraine, borderin on Romanie an Moldovae. It haes a muckle variety o landforms: the Carpathie Muntains an picturesque hills at the fuit o the muntains gradually chynge tae a broad pairtly forestit plain situatit atween the Dniester an Prut rivers. Its caipital is the ceety o Chernivtsi. The region haes a population o 913,275 an spans 8,100 km².

Chernivtsi Oblast Чернівецька область Regiunea Cernăuţi Chernivets’ka oblast’
Oblast
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  [Буковина (Bukovyna)]
Location o Chernivtsi Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue)
Kintra	Ukraine
Established	9 August 1940
Admin. centre	Chernivtsi
Lairgest ceeties	Chernivtsi, Novodnistrovsk
Govrenment
• Governor	Mykhailo Papiyev (Pairty o Regions)
• Oblast cooncil	104 seats
• Chairperson	Ivan Shylepnytskyi (FP)
Area
• Total	8097 km2 (3,126 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 25t
Population  (2006)
• Total	904,423
• Rank	Ranked 26t
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Annual growth	-0.4%%
Demografics
• Offeecial leid(s)	Ukrainian
• Average salary	UAH 785 (2006)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	58-60xxx
Aurie code	+380-37
ISO 3166 code	UA-77
Raions	3
Ceeties (tot)	11
Touns	8
Veelages	398
FIPS 10-4	UP03
Website	www.oda.cv.ua www.rada.gov.ua

Geografie

Chernivtsi Oblast covers an aurie o 8,097 km². It is the smawest oblast in Ukraine, representin 1.3% o Ukrainian territory.

In the oblast thare are 75 rivers langer than 10 kilometers. The mucklest rivers are the Dnister (290 km), Prut (128 km) an Siret (113 km).

The oblast covers three geografic zones: a forest steppe region atween Prut an Dnister rivers, a fuithill region atween the Carpathie Muntains an Prut river, an a muntain region kent as the Bukovinian pairt o the Carpathie Muntains.

Athin the oblast the naitional border o Ukraine wi Romanie extends 226 km, an wi Moldovae 198 km.

Attractions

• Khotyn Fortress State historical-airchitectural preserve
• Bukovynian Mytropolyt residency
• Kozmodemyanivska kirk

Subdiveesions

Raions o Chernivtsi Oblast

The Chernivtsi Oblast consists o 11 raions (destricts), as well as twa ceeties directly subordinatit tae the oblast:

• Raions:
  • Hertsa Raion (Ukrainian: Герцаївський район, translit. Hertsayivs'kyi raion)
  • Hlyboka Raion (Ukrainian: Глибоцький район, translit. Hlybots'kyi raion)
  • Kelmentsi Raion (Ukrainian: Кельменецький район, translit. Kel'menets'kyi raion)
  • Khotyn Raion (Ukrainian: Хотинський район, translit. Khotyns'kyi raion)
  • Kitsman Raion (Ukrainian: Кіцманський район, translit. Kitsmans'kyi raion)
  • Novoselytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Новоселицький район, translit. Novoselyts'kyi raion)
  • Putyla Raion (Ukrainian: Путильський район, translit. Putyl's'kyi raion)
  • Sokyriany Raion (Ukrainian: Сокирянський район, translit. Sokyryans'kyi raion)
  • Storozhynets Raion (Ukrainian: Сторожинецький район, translit. Storozhynets'kyi raion)
  • Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Вижницький район, translit. Vyzhnyts'kyi raion)
  • Zastavna Raion (Ukrainian: Заставнівський район, translit. Zastavnivs'kyi raion)
• Ceeties:
  • Chernivtsi (Ukrainian: Чернівці), the admeenistrative centre o the oblast
  • Novodnistrovsk (Ukrainian: Новодністровськ, translit. Novodnistrovs'k)

At the locality level, the territory o the oblast is dividit atween 11 ceeties, 8 touns, an 252 communes.

Freemit airtins

• Chernivtsi Oblast Admeenistration Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine (offeecial wabsteid) (in Ukrainian)
• Chernivtsi Oblast Cooncil Archived 2021-07-17 at the Wayback Machine (offeecial wabsteid) (in Ukrainian)
• Statistics Committee o Chernivtsi Oblast Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)

See an aw

• Leet o Canadian place names o Ukrainian oreegin