Chernivtsi Oblast

Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: Чернівецька область, Chernivets’ka oblast’ Romanie: Regiunea Cernăuţi) is an oblast (province) in wastren Ukraine, borderin on Romanie an Moldovae. It haes a muckle variety o landforms: the Carpathie Muntains an picturesque hills at the fuit o the muntains gradually chynge tae a broad pairtly forestit plain situatit atween the Dniester an Prut rivers. Its caipital is the ceety o Chernivtsi. The region haes a population o 913,275 an spans 8,100 km².

Chernivtsi Oblast Чернівецька область Regiunea Cernăuţi Chernivets’ka oblast’
Oblast
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Location o Chernivtsi Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue)
Kintra	Ukraine
Established	9 August 1940
Admin. centre	Chernivtsi
Lairgest ceeties	Chernivtsi, Novodnistrovsk
Govrenment
• Governor	Mykhailo Papiyev[1][2] (Pairty o Regions[1])
• Oblast cooncil	104 seats
• Chairperson	Ivan Shylepnytskyi (FP)
Area
• Total	8097 km2 (3,126 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 25t
Population  (2006)
• Total	904,423
• Rank	Ranked 26t
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Annual growth	-0.4%%
Demografics
• Offeecial leid(s)	Ukrainian
• Average salary	UAH 785 (2006)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	58-60xxx
Aurie code	+380-37
ISO 3166 code	UA-77
Raions	3
Ceeties (tot)	11
Touns	8
Veelages	398
FIPS 10-4	UP03
Website	www.oda.cv.ua www.rada.gov.ua

Geografie

Chernivtsi Oblast covers an aurie o 8,097 km². It is the smawest oblast in Ukraine, representin 1.3% o Ukrainian territory.

In the oblast thare are 75 rivers langer than 10 kilometers. The mucklest rivers are the Dnister (290 km), Prut (128 km) an Siret (113 km).^[3]

The oblast covers three geografic zones: a forest steppe region atween Prut an Dnister rivers, a fuithill region atween the Carpathie Muntains an Prut river, an a muntain region kent as the Bukovinian pairt o the Carpathie Muntains.^[3]

Athin the oblast the naitional border o Ukraine wi Romanie extends 226 km, an wi Moldovae 198 km.^[3]

Attractions

• Khotyn Fortress State historical-airchitectural preserve
• Bukovynian Mytropolyt residency
• Kozmodemyanivska kirk

Subdiveesions

Raions o Chernivtsi Oblast

The Chernivtsi Oblast consists o 11 raions (destricts), as well as twa ceeties directly subordinatit tae the oblast:

• Raions:
  • Hertsa Raion (Ukrainian: Герцаївський район, translit. Hertsayivs'kyi raion)
  • Hlyboka Raion (Ukrainian: Глибоцький район, translit. Hlybots'kyi raion)
  • Kelmentsi Raion (Ukrainian: Кельменецький район, translit. Kel'menets'kyi raion)
  • Khotyn Raion (Ukrainian: Хотинський район, translit. Khotyns'kyi raion)
  • Kitsman Raion (Ukrainian: Кіцманський район, translit. Kitsmans'kyi raion)
  • Novoselytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Новоселицький район, translit. Novoselyts'kyi raion)
  • Putyla Raion (Ukrainian: Путильський район, translit. Putyl's'kyi raion)
  • Sokyriany Raion (Ukrainian: Сокирянський район, translit. Sokyryans'kyi raion)
  • Storozhynets Raion (Ukrainian: Сторожинецький район, translit. Storozhynets'kyi raion)
  • Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Вижницький район, translit. Vyzhnyts'kyi raion)
  • Zastavna Raion (Ukrainian: Заставнівський район, translit. Zastavnivs'kyi raion)
• Ceeties:
  • Chernivtsi (Ukrainian: Чернівці), the admeenistrative centre o the oblast
  • Novodnistrovsk (Ukrainian: Новодністровськ, translit. Novodnistrovs'k)

At the locality level, the territory o the oblast is dividit atween 11 ceeties, 8 touns, an 252 communes.