Zaporizhia Oblast
| Zaporizhia Oblast ?????????? ??????? Zaporiz’ka oblast’ |
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| Nickname: ????????? (Ukrainian) Zaporizhzhya (transliteration) |
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 Location of Zaporizhia Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue). |
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| Administrative center | Zaporizhia | ||||
| Largest cities | |||||
| Governor | Starukh (Our Ukraine) | ||||
| Oblast council | |||||
| – Chairman | Oleksandr Nefodorov (Party of Regions) | ||||
| – ? of seats | ? | ||||
| Established | |||||
| Subdivisions | |||||
| – 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 | ||||
| Abbreviations | |||||
| – Postal code | ? | ||||
| – ISO 3166-2 | UA-23 | ||||
| – FIPS 10-4 | UP26 | ||||
| – Telephone code | +380-61 | ||||
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| Official website | www.zoda.gov.ua | ||||
| Verkhovna Rada site | |||||
Zaporizhia Oblast (Ukrainian: ?????????? ???????, translit. Zaporiz’ka oblast’, Russian: ??????????? ???????, translit. Zaporozhskaya 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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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
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.
Points of Interest
The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
- Stone Tomb (museum-preserve)
- Khortytsia
- DniproHES
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 | ??????????? ????? Berdians’kyi raion |
Berdiansk (City) |
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| Chernihivskyi Raion | ????????????? ????? Chernihivs’kyi raion |
Chernihivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Huliaipilskyi Raion | ?????????????? ????? Huliaipils’kyi raion |
Huliaipole (City) |
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| Kamyansko-Dniprovskyi Raion | ???’??????-???????????? ????? Kamyans’ko-Dniprovs’kyi raion |
Kamyanka-Dniprovska (City) |
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| Kuibyshevskyi Raion | ????????????? ????? Kuibyshevs’kyi raion |
Kuibysheve (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Melitopolskyi Raion | ??????????????? ????? Hertsayivs’kyi raion |
Melitopol (City) |
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| Mykhailivskyi Raion | ????????????? ????? Mykhailivs’kyi raion |
Mykhailivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Novomykolaivskyi Raion | ????????????????? ????? Novomykolayivs’kyi raion |
Novomykolaivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Orikhivskyi Raion | ??????????? ????? Orikhivs’kyi raion |
Orikhiv (City) |
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| Polohivskyi Raion | ???????????? ????? Polohivs’kyi raion |
Polohy (City) |
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| Pryazovskyi Raion | ???????????? ????? Pry-azovs’kyi raion |
Pryazovske (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Prymorskyi Raion | ??????????? ????? Prymors’kyi raion |
Prymorsk (City) |
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| Rozivskyi Raion | ?????????? ????? Rozivs’kyi raion |
Rozivka (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Tokmatskyi Raion | ?????????? ????? Tokmats’kyi raion |
Tokmak (City) |
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| Vasylivskyi Raion | ???????????? ????? Vasylivs’kyi raion |
Vasylivka (City) |
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| Velykobilozerskyi Raion | ?????????????????? ????? Velykobilozers’kyi raion |
Velyka Bilozerka (Village) |
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| Veselivskyi Raion | ???????????? ????? Veselivs’kyi raion |
Vesele (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Vilnianskyi Raion | ???????????? ????? Vilnians’kyi raion |
Vilniansk (City) |
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| Zaporizkyi Raion | ??????????? ????? Zaporiz’kyi raion |
Zaporizhia (City) |
See also
- Subdivisions of Ukraine