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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 | Governor | Area (sq mi) | Population (2010) | Pop. density | Administrative centre | Raions/Districts | Cities of regional importance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cherkasy Oblast |
Yuriy Tkachenko | 8,069.5 | 1,291,135 | 160.00 | Cherkasy | 20 | 6 |
 Chernihiv Oblast |
Volodymyr Ivashko | 12,303.1 | 1,104,241 | 89.75 | Chernihiv | 22 | 3 |
 Chernivtsi Oblast |
Roman Vanzuryak | 3,126.3 | 903,782 | 289.09 | Chernivtsi | 11 | 2 |
 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Ihor Kolomoyskyi | 12,322.1 | 3,344,073 | 271.39 | Dnipropetrovsk | 22 | 13 |
 Donetsk Oblast |
Serhiy Taruta | 10,238.3 | 4,448,031 | 434.45 | Donetsk | 18 | 28 |
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
Andriy Trotsenko | 5,366.8 | 1,380,770 | 257.28 | Ivano-Frankivsk | 14 | 5 |
 Kharkiv Oblast |
Ihor Baluta | 12,129.4 | 2,755,177 | 227.15 | Kharkiv | 27 | 7 |
 Kherson Oblast |
Andriy Putilov | 10,988.9 | 1,091,151 | 99.30 | Kherson | 18 | 3 |
 Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Leonid Prus | 7,971.1 | 1,331,534 | 167.05 | Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 6 |
 Kiev Oblast |
Volodymyr Shandra | 10,861.4 | 1,719,602 | 158.32 | Kiev | 25 | 13 |
 Kirovohrad Oblast |
Oleksandr Petik | 9,493.5 | 1,014,809 | 106.90 | Kirovohrad | 21 | 4 |
 Luhansk Oblast |
Hennadiy Moskal | 10,302.7 | 2,300,412 | 223.28 | Luhansk | 18 | 14 |
 Lviv Oblast |
temporary acting | 8,429.8 | 2,545,634 | 301.98 | Lviv | 20 | 9 |
 Mykolaiv Oblast |
Mykola Romanchuk | 9,497.3 | 1,186,452 | 124.93 | Mykolaiv | 19 | 5 |
 Odessa Oblast |
Ihor Palytsia | 12,861.1 | 2,387,636 | 185.65 | Odessa | 26 | 7 |
 Poltava Oblast |
Viktor Buhaichuk | 11,099.7 | 1,493,668 | 134.57 | Poltava | 25 | 5 |
 Rivne Oblast |
Serhiy Rybachok | 7,740.2 | 1,152,576 | 148.91 | Rivne | 16 | 4 |
 Sumy Oblast |
Volodymyr Shulha | 9,202.4 | 1,166,765 | 126.79 | Sumy | 18 | 7 |
 Ternopil Oblast |
Oleh Syrotyuk | 5,337.1 | 1,086,694 | 203.61 | Ternopil | 17 | 1 |
 Vinnytsia Oblast |
Anatoliy Oliynyk | 10,236.7 | 1,646,250 | 160.82 | Vinnytsia | 27 | 6 |
 Volyn Oblast |
vacant | 7,777.6 | 1,038,223 | 133.49 | Lutsk | 16 | 4 |
 Zakarpattia Oblast |
Valeriy Lunchenko | 4,933.2 | 1,246,323 | 252.64 | Uzhhorod | 13 | 5 |
 Zaporizhia Oblast |
Oleksandr Peklushenko | 10,494.3 | 1,805,431 | 172.04 | Zaporizhia | 20 | 5 |
 Zhytomyr Oblast |
Serhiy Mashkovsky | 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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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.