Kirovohrad Oblast
| Kirovohrad Oblast Кіровоградська область
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| Oblast | |||
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| Nickname(s): Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradschyna) | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°ECoordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Administrative center | Kirovohrad | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Olexander Petik[1] | ||
| • Chairperson | Mykola Sukhomlyn | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 15th | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 1,057,951 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 25th | ||
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 25000-27999 | ||
| Area code | +380-52 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-35 | ||
| Vehicle registration | ВA | ||
| Raions | 21 | ||
| Cities (total) — Regional cities |
12 4 | ||
| Urban-type settlements | 26 | ||
| Villages | 1015 | ||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP10 | ||
| Website | kr-admin.gov.ua | ||
Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, translit. Kirovohrads’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna - Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.
Geography
The area of the province is 24,600 km2 (9,498.11 sq mi), its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.1 million.
The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine.
History
The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939 out of the northern raions of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1954 the oblast lost some raions to the newly created Cherkasy Oblast, but later that year received its western raions from the Odessa Oblast.
Points of interest
The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:
- Khutir Nadia
- Saint Elizabeth fortress
- Oblast art museum
Administrative divisions
The Kirovohrad Oblast is administratively subdivided into 21 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Oleksandriia, Svitlovodsk, Znamianka, and the administrative center of the oblast, Kirovohrad.
| In English | In Ukrainian | Administrative Center | |
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| Bobrynets Raion | Бобринецький район Bobrynets'kyi raion |
Bobrynets (City) | |
| Dobrovelychkivka Raion | Добровеличківський район Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion |
Dobrovelychkivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Dolynska Raion | Долинський район Dolyns'kyi raion |
Dolynska (City) | |
| Haivoron Raion | Гайворонський район Haivorons'kyi raion |
Haivoron (City) | |
| Holovanivsk Raion | Голованівський район Holovanivs'kyi raion |
Holovanivsk (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Kirovohrad Raion | Кіровоградський район Kirovohrads'kyi raion |
Kirovohrad (City) | |
| Kompaniivka Raion | Компаніївський район Kompaniyivs'kyi raion |
Kompaniivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Mala Vyska Raion | Маловисківський район Malovyskivs'kyi raion |
Mala Vyska (City) | |
| Novhorodka Raion | Новгородківський район Novhorodkivs'kyi raion |
Novhorodka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Novoarkhanhelsk Raion | Новоархангельський район Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion |
Novoarkhanhelsk (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Novomyrhorod Raion | Новомиргородський район Novomyrhorods'kyi raion |
Novomyrhorod (City) | |
| Novoukrainka Raion | Новоукраїнський район Novoukrains'kyi raion |
Novoukrainka (City) | |
| Oleksandrivka Raion | Олександрівський район Oleksandrivs'kyi raion |
Oleksandrivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Oleksandriia Raion | Олександрійський район Oleksandriys'kyi raion |
Oleksandriia (City) | |
| Onufriivka Raion | Онуфріївський район Onufriyivs'kyi raion |
Onufriivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Petrove Raion | Петрівський район Petrivs'kyi raion |
Petrove (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Svitlovodsk Raion | Світловодський район Svitlovods'kyi raion |
Svitlovodsk (City) | |
| Ulianovka Raion | Ульяновський район Ul'yanovs'kyi raion |
Ulianovka (City) | |
| Ustynivka Raion | Устинівський район Ustynivs'kyi raion |
Ustynivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Vilshanka Raion | Вільшанський район Vilshans'kyi raion |
Vilshanka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Znamianka Raion | Знам'янський район Znamyans'kyi raion |
Znamianka (City) |
Demographics
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 14.3%
(male 72,646/female 68,970) - 15-64 years: 68.7%
(male 324,698/female 355,058) - 65 years and over: 17.0%
(male 55,718/female 111,666) (2013 official)
Median age
- total: 41.2 years
- male: 37.7 years
- female: 44.5 years (2013 official)
Nomenclature
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Kirovohrad is the center of the Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ (Kirovohrad Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kirovohrad Oblast, Kirovohradshchyna.
See also
References
- ↑ "Government appoints new governors". Kharkov News Agency. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
External links
- "Main". Official web-site of the Kirovohrad Oblast State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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