Zhytomyr Oblast

Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, translit. Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’; referred tae as Zhytomyrshchyna - Ukrainian: Житомирщина) an aw, is an oblast (province) o northren Ukraine. The admeenistrative center o the oblast is the ceety o Zhytomyr.

Zhytomyr Oblast

Житомирська область
Zhytomyrs'ka oblast’
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Kintra Ukraine
Admin. centreZhytomyr
Govrenment
 • GovernorSerhiy Ryzhuk[1] (Pairty o Regions[1])
 • Oblast cooncil97[2] seats
 • ChairpersonVitaliy Yosypovych Frantsuz (BYuT)
Area
 • Total29832 km2 (11,518 sq mi)
Area rankRanked 5t
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,328,158
 • RankRanked 16t
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
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Aurie code+380-41
ISO 3166 codeUA-18
Raions4
Ceeties (tot)11
Touns43
Veelages1625
FIPS 10-4UP27
Websitewww.zhitomir-region.gov.ua

History

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The oblast wis creatit as pairt o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on 22 September 1937.

The oblast is locatit in the historic region o Polesie (Ukrainian: Полісся, translit. Polissia).

Geography

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The tot aurie o the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses 29,832 km2 (11,518 sq mi).

Amang the pynts o interest it is important tae mention the follaein steids that wur nominatit for the Seiven Wonders o Ukraine

Population

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The current estimatit population o the oblast is 1,328,158 (as o 2006). Zhytomyr Oblast is the maist important centre o Pols minority in Ukraine, which is numbered thare at 49,000.

Economy

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The economy o Zhytomyr Oblast maistly deals wi minin o granite an ither construction stane, forestry, agricultur an various machinery manufacturin.

The northren pairt o the province is heichlie affectit bi the Chernobyl disaster: some o the touns an raions are devastatit an are includit in the Chernobyl zone, while ithers are prohibitit frae producin thair awn agricultur.

Admeenistrative diveesions

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The Zhytomyr Oblast is subdividit intae 23 raions (destricts), an 5 o its ceeties are designatit as separate raions athin the oblast.

The destricts o the Zhytomyr oblast include:

Important ceeties

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Important ceeties o Zhytomyr Oblast include:

Nomenclatur

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Maist o Ukraine's oblasts are namit efter thair caipital ceeties, offeecially referred tae as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name o each oblast is a relative adjective, formit bi addin a feminine suffix tae the name o respective centre ceety: Zhytomyr is the centre o the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast' (Zhytomyr Oblast). Maist oblasts are anaw sometimes referred tae in a feminine noun form, follaein the convention o traditional regional place names, endin wi the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case wi the Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna.

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References

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