Oblasts of Ukraine facts for kids
The Oblasts of Ukraine are primary administrative units in Ukraine. There are 24 oblasts in Ukraine. Every oblast is further split into raions.
List of oblasts
| Region | Area (sq mi) | Population (2010) | Pop. density | Administrative centre | Raions/Districts | Cities of regional importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cherkasy Oblast |
8,069.5 | 1,291,135 | 160.00 | Cherkasy | 20 | 6 |
 Chernihiv Oblast |
12,303.1 | 1,104,241 | 89.75 | Chernihiv | 22 | 3 |
 Chernivtsi Oblast |
3,126.3 | 903,782 | 289.09 | Chernivtsi | 11 | 2 |
 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
12,322.1 | 3,344,073 | 271.39 | Dnipropetrovsk | 22 | 13 |
 Donetsk Oblast |
10,238.3 | 4,448,031 | 434.45 | Donetsk | 18 | 28 |
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
5,366.8 | 1,380,770 | 257.28 | Ivano-Frankivsk | 14 | 5 |
 Kharkiv Oblast |
12,129.4 | 2,755,177 | 227.15 | Kharkiv | 27 | 7 |
 Kherson Oblast |
10,988.9 | 1,091,151 | 99.30 | Kherson | 18 | 3 |
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
7,971.1 | 1,331,534 | 167.05 | Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 6 |
 Kiev Oblast |
10,861.4 | 1,719,602 | 158.32 | Kiev | 25 | 13 |
 Kirovohrad Oblast |
9,493.5 | 1,014,809 | 106.90 | Kirovohrad | 21 | 4 |
 Luhansk Oblast |
10,302.7 | 2,300,412 | 223.28 | Luhansk | 18 | 14 |
 Lviv Oblast |
8,429.8 | 2,545,634 | 301.98 | Lviv | 20 | 9 |
 Mykolaiv Oblast |
9,497.3 | 1,186,452 | 124.93 | Mykolaiv | 19 | 5 |
 Odessa Oblast |
12,861.1 | 2,387,636 | 185.65 | Odessa | 26 | 7 |
 Poltava Oblast |
11,099.7 | 1,493,668 | 134.57 | Poltava | 25 | 5 |
 Rivne Oblast |
7,740.2 | 1,152,576 | 148.91 | Rivne | 16 | 4 |
 Sumy Oblast |
9,202.4 | 1,166,765 | 126.79 | Sumy | 18 | 7 |
 Ternopil Oblast |
5,337.1 | 1,086,694 | 203.61 | Ternopil | 17 | 1 |
 Vinnytsia Oblast |
10,236.7 | 1,646,250 | 160.82 | Vinnytsia | 27 | 6 |
 Volyn Oblast |
7,777.6 | 1,038,223 | 133.49 | Lutsk | 16 | 4 |
 Zakarpattia Oblast |
4,933.2 | 1,246,323 | 252.64 | Uzhhorod | 13 | 5 |
 Zaporizhia Oblast |
10,494.3 | 1,805,431 | 172.04 | Zaporizhia | 20 | 5 |
 Zhytomyr Oblast |
11,518.2 | 1,283,201 | 111.41 | Zhytomyr | 23 | 5 |
Images for kids
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Election results of the 2015 regional parliamentarian elections
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Map of the administrative divisions of the Ukrainian SSR from 1946–1954 shows the Izmail Oblast and Drohobych Oblast
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Map of Ukraine with oblasts and largest cities
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After 1935; including recently created Donetsk and Chernihiv Oblasts and border okrugs
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Creation of additional oblasts just before World War II
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Post-war divisions of Ukraine
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Óblasts de Ucrania para niños
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