Zhytomyr Oblast

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.

Zhytomyr Oblast Житомирська область Zhytomyrs'ka oblast’
Oblast
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Location o Zhytomyr Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue)
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

History

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

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

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

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

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

Important ceeties o Zhytomyr Oblast include:

• Baranivka
• Berdychiv
• Korosten
• Malyn
• Novohrad-Volynskyi
• Zhytomyr

Nomenclatur

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.

Relatit page: Romanization o Ukrainian

See an aw

• Admeenistrative diveesions o Ukraine