Zhytomyr Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast Житомирська область Zhytomyrs'ka oblast’ | |
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| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Admin. centre | Zhytomyr |
| Govrenment | |
| • Governor | Serhiy Ryzhuk[1] (Pairty o Regions[1]) |
| • Oblast cooncil | 97[2] seats |
| • Chairperson | Vitaliy Yosypovych Frantsuz (BYuT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29832 km2 (11,518 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 5t |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 1,328,158 |
| • Rank | Ranked 16t |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | ? |
| Aurie code | +380-41 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-18 |
| Raions | 4 |
| Ceeties (tot) | 11 |
| Touns | 43 |
| Veelages | 1625 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP27 |
| Website | www.zhitomir-region.gov.ua |
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.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
- Kirk o Saunt Basil the Great (Ovruch)
- Stane veelage state preserve
- Korolev Memorial Astronautical Museum
Population
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]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
[eedit | eedit soorce]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:
- Andrushivka Raion (Ukrainian: Андрушівський район, translit. Andrushivs’kyi raion)
- Baranivka Raion (Ukrainian: Баранівський район, translit. Baranivs’kyi raion)
- Berdychiv Ceety (Ukrainian: Бердичів)
- Berdychiv Raion (Ukrainian: Бердичівський район, translit. Berdychivs’kyi raion)
- Brusyliv Raion (Ukrainian: Брусилівський район, translit. Brusylivs’kyi raion)
- Cherniakhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Черняхівський район, translit. Cherniakhivs’kyi raion)
- Chervonoarmiisk Raion (Ukrainian: Червоноармійський район, translit. Chervonoarmiis’kyi raion)
- Chudniv Raion (Ukrainian: Чуднівський район, translit. Chudnivs’kyi raion)
- Korosten Ceety (Ukrainian: Коростень, translit. Korosten’)
- Korosten Raion (Ukrainian: Коростенський район, translit. Korostens’kyi raion)
- Korostyshiv Raion (Ukrainian: Коростишівський район, translit. Korostyshivs’kyi raion)
- Luhyny Raion (Ukrainian: Лугинський район, translit. Luhyns’kyi raion)
- Liubar Raion (Ukrainian: Любарський район, translit. Liubars’kyi raion)
- Malyn Ceety (Ukrainian: Малин)
- Malyn Raion (Ukrainian: Малинський район, translit. Malyns’kyi raion)
- Narodychi Raion (Ukrainian: Народицький район, translit. Narodyts’kyi raion)
- Novohrad-Volynskyi Ceety (Ukrainian: Новоград-Волинський, translit. Novohrad-Volyns’kyi)
- Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Новоград-Волинський район, translit. Novohrad-Volyns’kyi raion)
- Olevsk Raion (Ukrainian: Олевський район, translit. Olevs’kyi raion)
- Ovruch Raion (Ukrainian: Овруцький район, translit. Ovruts’kyi raion)
- Popilnia Raion (Ukrainian: Попільнянський район, translit. Popil’nians’kyi raion)
- Radomyshl Raion (Ukrainian: Радомишльський район, translit. Radomyshl’s’kyi raion)
- Romaniv Raion (Ukrainian: Романівський район, translit. Romanivs’kyi raion)
- Ruzhyn Raion (Ukrainian: Ружинський район, translit. Ruzhyns’kyi raion)
- Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Володарськ-Волинський район, translit. Volodars’ko-Volyns’kyi raion)
- Yemilchyne Raion (Ukrainian: Ємільчинський район, translit. Emil’chyns’kyi raion)
- Zhytomyr Ceety (Ukrainian: Житомир)
- Zhytomyr Raion (Ukrainian: Житомирський район, translit. Zhytomyrs’kyi raion)
Important ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Important ceeties o Zhytomyr Oblast include:
Nomenclatur
[eedit | eedit soorce]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.
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b President appoints 14 regional governors, Interfax-Ukraine (March 18, 2010)
- ↑ Oblast Cooncil wabsteid
Links
[eedit | eedit soorce]Zhytomyrschyna Welcomes Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine{en}
