Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Oblast (Ukrainian: Запорізька область, translit. Zaporiz'ka oblast’; referred tae as Zaporizhzhya – Ukrainian: Запоріжжя an aw) is an oblast (province) o soothren Ukraine. Its caipital is Zaporizhia.
Zaporizhia Oblast Запорізька область Zaporiz'ka oblast’ | |
|---|---|
 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location o Zaporizhia Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue) | |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Admin. centre | Zaporizhia |
| Govrenment | |
| • Governor | Oleksandr Peklushenko[1] (Pairty o Regions[1]) |
| • Oblast cooncil | ? seats |
| • Chairperson | Oleksandr Nefodorov (Pairty o Regions) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,877,200 |
| • Rank | Ranked 9t |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Aurie code | +380-61 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-23 |
| Raions | 20 |
| Ceeties o oblast subordinance | 5 |
| Ceeties (tot) | 14 |
| Touns | 23 |
| Veelages | 920 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP26 |
This oblast is an important pairt o Ukraine's industry an agricultur.
Geography
The aurie o the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as o 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million.
Important ceeties include:
- Berdyansk
- Enerhodar – hame o the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Pouer Plant
- Melitopol
- Zaporizhia
History
The Zaporizhia Oblast wis creatit as pairt o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on 10 Januar 1939.
The territory o the oblast came unner the dominion o the Golden Horde efter the faw o Kievan Rus'. The steppes aff o the Dnieper River wur subsequently ruled bi the Crimean Khanate, beginnin in 1445.
Frae the 15t century tae the 18t century, the northren pairts o the province belangit tae the Zaporizhian Sich – a sel-govrened military republic o the Ukrainian Kozaks.
Points o interest
The follaein steids wur nominatit for the Seiven Wanders o Ukraine.
- Kamyana Mohyla, prehistoric "Stane Tomb" steid (museum-preserve)
- Khortytsia
- Dniprostroy
Subdiveesions
The Zaporizhia Oblast is admeenistratively subdividit intae 20 raions (destricts) as well as 5 ceeties (municipalities) that are directly subordinate tae the oblast govrenment: Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Melitopol, Tokmak, an the admeenistrative centre o the oblast, Zaporizhia.
| In Scots | In Ukrainian | Admeenistrative Center | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berdianskyi Raion | Бердянський район Berdians'kyi raion | Berdiansk (Ceety) | |
| Chernihivskyi Raion | Чернігівський район Chernihivs'kyi raion | Chernihivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Huliaipilskyi Raion | Гуляйпільський район Huliaipils'kyi raion | Huliaipole (Ceety) | |
| Kamyansko-Dniprovskyi Raion | Кам'янсько-Дніпровський район Kamyans'ko-Dniprovs'kyi raion | Kamyanka-Dniprovska (Ceety) | |
| Kuibyshevskyi Raion | Куйбишевський район Kuibyshevs'kyi raion | Kuibysheve (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Melitopolskyi Raion | Мелітопольський район Hertsayivs'kyi raion | Melitopol (Ceety) | |
| Mykhailivskyi Raion | Михайлівський район Mykhailivs'kyi raion | Mykhailivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Novomykolaivskyi Raion | Новомиколаївський район Novomykolayivs'kyi raion | Novomykolaivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Orikhivskyi Raion | Оріхівський район Orikhivs'kyi raion | Orikhiv (Ceety) | |
| Polohivskyi Raion | Пологівський район Polohivs'kyi raion | Polohy (Ceety) | |
| Pryazovskyi Raion | Приазовський район Pry-azovs'kyi raion | Pryazovske (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Prymorskyi Raion | Приморський район Prymors'kyi raion | Prymorsk (Ceety) | |
| Rozivskyi Raion | Розівський район Rozivs'kyi raion | Rozivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Tokmatskyi Raion | Токмацький район Tokmats'kyi raion | Tokmak (Ceety) | |
| Vasylivskyi Raion | Василівський район Vasylivs'kyi raion | Vasylivka (Ceety) | |
| Velykobilozerskyi Raion | Великобілозерський район Velykobilozers'kyi raion | Velyka Bilozerka (Veelage) | |
| Veselivskyi Raion | Веселівський район Veselivs'kyi raion | Vesele (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Vilnianskyi Raion | Вільнянський район Vilnians'kyi raion | Vilniansk (Ceety) | |
| Yakymivskyi Raion | Якимівський район Yakymivs'kyi raion | Yakymivka (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Zaporizkyi Raion | Запорізький район Zaporiz'kyi raion | Zaporizhia (Ceety) |
See an aw
- Subdiveesions o Ukraine
Further readins
- (in Ukrainian) Запорізька область: Ілюстрована енциклопедія. [Т.2]: Архітектура і містобудування. Культура. Економіка. Райони області / К.С. Карафін, О. І. Красюк. -Запоріжжя : Дике Поле, 2004. - 293 с.
References
Freemit airtins
- Zaporizhia Oblast Admeenistration – offeecial wabsteid (in Ukrainian)
- Zaporizhia Oblast Rada – offeecial wabsteid (in Ukrainian)
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