Zhytomyr Oblast

Zhytomyr Oblast (, translit. Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’; referred tae as Zhytomyrshchyna - ) an aw, is an oblast (province) o northren Ukraine. The admeenistrative center o the oblast is the ceety o Zhytomyr.

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 (, translit. Polissia).

Geography

The tot aurie o the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses .

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 (, translit. Andrushivs’kyi raion)
 Baranivka Raion (, translit. Baranivs’kyi raion)
 Berdychiv Ceety ()
 Berdychiv Raion (, translit. Berdychivs’kyi raion)
 Brusyliv Raion (, translit. Brusylivs’kyi raion)
 Cherniakhiv Raion (, translit. Cherniakhivs’kyi raion)
 Chervonoarmiisk Raion (, translit. Chervonoarmiis’kyi raion)
 Chudniv Raion (, translit. Chudnivs’kyi raion)
 Korosten Ceety (, translit. Korosten’)
 Korosten Raion (, translit. Korostens’kyi raion)
 Korostyshiv Raion (, translit. Korostyshivs’kyi raion)
 Luhyny Raion (, translit. Luhyns’kyi raion)
 Liubar Raion (, translit. Liubars’kyi raion)
 Malyn Ceety ()
 Malyn Raion (, translit. Malyns’kyi raion)
 Narodychi Raion (, translit. Narodyts’kyi raion)
 Novohrad-Volynskyi Ceety (, translit. Novohrad-Volyns’kyi)
 Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion (, translit. Novohrad-Volyns’kyi raion)
 Olevsk Raion (, translit. Olevs’kyi raion)
 Ovruch Raion (, translit. Ovruts’kyi raion)
 Popilnia Raion (, translit. Popil’nians’kyi raion)
 Radomyshl Raion (, translit. Radomyshl’s’kyi raion)
 Romaniv Raion (, translit. Romanivs’kyi raion)
 Ruzhyn Raion (, translit. Ruzhyns’kyi raion)
 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (, translit. Volodars’ko-Volyns’kyi raion)
 Yemilchyne Raion (, translit. Emil’chyns’kyi raion)
 Zhytomyr Ceety ()
 Zhytomyr Raion (, 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" (, 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''.

See an aw
 Admeenistrative diveesions o Ukraine

References

Links
 Zhytomyrschyna Welcomes {en}


Category:Oblasts o Ukraine
Category:States an territories established in 1937