Zaporizhia Oblast
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| Zaporizhia Oblast Запорізька область Zaporiz'ka oblast’ |
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| Nickname: Запоріжчина (Ukrainian) Zaporizhchyna (transliteration) |
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 Location of Zaporizhia Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue). |
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| Administrative center | Zaporizhia | ||||
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| Governor | Yevhen Chervonenko (Our Ukraine) | ||||
| Oblast council | |||||
| – Chairman | Oleksandr Nefodorov (Party of Regions) | ||||
| – № of seats | ? | ||||
| Established | |||||
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| – Raions | 20 | ||||
| – Cities of oblast subordinance | 5 | ||||
| – Cities (total) | 14 | ||||
| – Towns | 23 | ||||
| – Villages | 920 | ||||
| Area | Ranked 9th | ||||
| – Total | 27,180 km² | ||||
| – Land | ? km² | ||||
| – Water | ? (?%) | ||||
| Population | Ranked 9th | ||||
| – Total (2005) | 1,877,200 | ||||
| – Density | 70.84 p/ km² | ||||
| – Average salary | UAH ? (?%) | ||||
| Time zone | EET +2 | ||||
| – Summer (DST) | EEST +3 | ||||
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| – Postal code | ? | ||||
| – ISO 3166-2 | UA-23 | ||||
| – FIPS 10-4 | UP26 | ||||
| – Telephone code | +380-61 | ||||
| – Licence plate | (ukr) | ||||
| Official website | www.zoda.gov.ua | ||||
| Verkhovna Rada site | |||||
Zaporizhia Oblast (Ukrainian: Запорізька область, translit. Zaporiz'ka oblast’; also referred to as Zaporizhchyna) is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.
This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.
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[edit] Geography
The area of the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million.
Important cities include:
- Berdiansk
- Enerhodar - home for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- Melitopol
- Zaporizhia
[edit] History
The Zaporizhia Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939.
The territory of the oblast came under the dominion of the Golden Horde after the fall of Kievan Rus'. The steppes off of the Dnieper River were subsequently ruled by the Crimean Khanate, beginning in 1445.
From the 15th century to the 18th century, the northern parts of the province belonged to the Zaporizhian Sich - a self-governed military republic of the Ukrainian Kozaks.
[edit] Subdivisions
The Zaporizhia Oblast is administratively subdivided into 20 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Melitopol, Tokmak, and the administrative center of the oblast, Zaporizhia.
| In English | In Ukrainian | Administrative Center | |
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| Berdianskyi Raion | Бердянський район Berdians'kyi raion |
Berdiansk (City) |
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| Chernihivskyi Raion | Чернігівський район Chernihivs'kyi raion |
Chernihivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Huliaipilskyi Raion | Гуляйпільський район Huliaipils'kyi raion |
Huliaipole (City) |
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| Kamyansko-Dniprovskyi Raion | Кам'янсько-Дніпровський район Kamyans'ko-Dniprovs'kyi raion |
Kamyanka-Dniprovska (City) |
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| Kuibyshevskyi Raion | Куйбишевський район Kuibyshevs'kyi raion |
Kuibysheve (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Melitopolskyi Raion | Мелітопольський район Hertsayivs'kyi raion |
Melitopol (City) |
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| Mykhailivskyi Raion | Михайлівський район Mykhailivs'kyi raion |
Mykhailivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Novomykolaivskyi Raion | Новомиколаївський район Novomykolayivs'kyi raion |
Novomykolaivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Orikhivskyi Raion | Оріхівський район Orikhivs'kyi raion |
Orikhiv (City) |
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| Polohivskyi Raion | Пологівський район Polohivs'kyi raion |
Polohy (City) |
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| Pryazovskyi Raion | Приазовський район Pry-azovs'kyi raion |
Pryazovske (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Prymorskyi Raion | Приморський район Prymors'kyi raion |
Prymorsk (City) |
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| Rozivskyi Raion | Розівський район Rozivs'kyi raion |
Rozivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Tokmatskyi Raion | Токмацький район Tokmats'kyi raion |
Tokmak (City) |
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| Vasylivskyi Raion | Василівський район Vasylivs'kyi raion |
Vasylivka (City) |
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| Velykobilozerskyi Raion | Великобілозерський район Velykobilozers'kyi raion |
Velyka Bilozerka (Village) |
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| Veselivskyi Raion | Веселівський район Veselivs'kyi raion |
Vesele (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Vilnianskyi Raion | Вільнянський район Vilnians'kyi raion |
Vilniansk (City) |
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| Zaporizkyi Raion | Запорізький район Zaporiz'kyi raion |
Zaporizhia (City) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Zaporizhia Oblast Administration - official website (Ukrainian)
- Zaporizhia Oblast Rada - official website (Ukrainian)
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