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Zhytomyr Oblast
Житомирська область

Zhytomyrs'ka oblast’

Flag Coat of arms

Capital>Administrative center Zhytomyr
Governor Yuriy Andriychuk (?)
Oblast>Oblast council
 - Chairperson
 - Council seats

? (?)
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Raions
 City raions
 City>Cities
 Towns
 Villages
23
5
11
43
1,625
Area
Total
 - Land
 - Water (% of total) 
Ranked 5th
29,832 km²
? km²
? km² (?%)
Population
 - Total (2006)
 - Density
 - Annual Growth
Ranked ?
1,328,158
45/km²
?%
Average Salary (?)
 - Annual Growth
List of Ukrainian oblasts and territories by salary>Ranked ?
$? ?%
Abbreviations
 - Ukrainian postal codes>Postal code
 - ISO 3166-2
 - FIPS 10-4 region code
 - Phone code

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+380-32
Web site [www.zhitomir-region.gov.ua]
Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, translit. Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna - Ukrainian: Житомирщина) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937.

The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia (Ukrainian: Полісся, translit. Polissia).

Geography

The total area of the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses 29,832 km².

Population

The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,328,158 (as of 2006).

Economy

The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining of granite and other construction stone, forestry, agriculture and various machinery manufacturing.

The northern part of the province is highly affected by the Chernobyl disaster: some of the towns and raions are devastated and are included in the Chornobyl zone, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture.

Subdivisions of the Zhytomyr Oblast

The Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 23 raions (administrative districts), and 5 of its cities are designated as separate raions within the oblast.

The districts of the Cherkasy oblast include:

Important cities

Detailed map of Zhytomyr Oblast
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Detailed map of Zhytomyr Oblast

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: Zhytomyr is the center of the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast' (Lviv 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna.

Gallery

Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast
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Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast

See also



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Subdivisions of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Raions: Andrushivsky Raion | Baranivsky Raion | Berdychiv City | Berdychivsky Raion | Brusylivski Raion | Cherniakhivsky Raion | Chervonoarmiisky Raion | Chudnivsky Rraion | Korosten City | Korostensky Raion | Korostyshivsky Raion | Luhynsky Raion | Liubarsky Raion | Malyn City | Malynsky Raion | Narodytsky Raion | Novohrad-Volynskyi City | Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion | Olevsky Raion | Ovrutsky Raion | Popilniansky Raion | Radomyshlsky Raion | Romanivsky Raion | Ruzhynsky Raion | Volodarsko-Volynsky Raion | Yemilchynsky Raion | Zhytomyr City | Zhytomyrsky Raion

Cities: Andrushivvka | Baranivka | Berdychiv | Korosten | Korostyshiv | Malyn | Novohrad-Volynskyi | Radomyshl | Zhytomyr

Towns: Brusyliv | Cherniakhiv | Chervonoarmiisk | Chudniv | Liubar | Luhyny | Narodychi | Olevsk | Ovruch | Popilnia | Romaniv | Ruzhyn | Volodarsk-Volynskyi | Yemilchyne


Ukraine

Subdivisions of Ukraine:
Cherkasy Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast | Chernivtsi Oblast | Autonomous Republic of Crimea | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | Donetsk Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast | Kherson Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | Kiev City | Kiev Oblast | Kirovohrad Oblast | Luhansk Oblast | Lviv Oblast | Mykolaiv Oblast | Odessa Oblast | Poltava Oblast | Rivne Oblast | Sevastopol City | Sumy Oblast | Ternopil Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast | Volyn Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast | Zaporizhia Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast
Administrative centers of subdivision units:
Cherkasy | Chernihiv | Chernivtsi | Dnipropetrovsk | Donetsk | Ivano-Frankivsk | Kharkiv | Kherson | Khmelnytskyi | Kiev | Kirovohrad | Luhansk | Lutsk | Lviv | Mykolaiv | Odessa | Poltava | Rivne | Sevastopol | Simferopol | Sumy | Ternopil | Uzhhorod | Vinnytsia | Zaporizhia | Zhytomyr

 


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