Luhansk Oblast

Luhansk Oblast (, translit. Luhans’ka oblast’, , translit. Luganskaya oblast; an aa referred tae as Luhanshchyna –  or locally as Luhan' (Лугань)) is the eastmaist oblast (province) o Ukraine. Its admeenistrative centre is Luhansk. The oblast wis established on 3 Juin 1938 an bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast (till 1958 an again frae 1970 tae 1990) in honour o Kliment Voroshilov.

Important ceeties athin the oblast include: Alchevsk, Antratsyt, Bryanka, Kirovsk, Krasnyi Luch, Krasnodon, Lysychansk, Luhansk, Pervomaisk, Rovenky, Rubizhne, Sverdlovsk, Syeverodonetsk, Stakhanov.

 Geography 
The Luhansk Oblast is locatit in eastren Ukraine. The aurie o the oblast' (26,700 km²), comprises aboot 4.42% o the tot aurie o the kintra.

Its langitude frae north tae sooth is 250 km, frae east tae wast – 190 km. The oblast' borders the Belgorod an Voronezh Oblast's o Roushie on the north, the Rostov Oblast o Roushie on the east, the Rostov Oblast on the sooth, an the Kharkiv an Donetsk Oblast's on the wast.

 Admeenistrative subdiveesions 
The follaein data incorporates the nummer o each type o admeenistrative diveesions o the Luhansk Oblast:
 Admeenistrative Center – 1 (Luhansk)
 Raions — 18;
 Ceety raions — 4;
 Settlements — 975, includin:
 Veelages — 787;
 Ceeties/Touns — 146, includin:
 Urban-teep dounset — 109;
 Ceeties — 37, includin:
 Ceeties o oblast' subordinance — 14;
 Ceeties o raion subordinance — 23;
 Selsovets — 206.

The local admeenistration o the oblast' is controlled bi the Luhansk Oblast Rada. The govrenor o the oblast' is the Luhansk Oblast Rada speaker, appointit bi the Preses o Ukraine.

 Demographics 
The population is lairgely Roushie-speakin awtho ethnic Ukrainians constitute a majority. Mair nor 69% o the population consider thairsels native Roushie speakers.

Its population (as o 2004) o 2,461,506 million constitutes 5.13% o the oweraw Ukrainian population. The Luhansk Oblast rates fift in Ukraine bi the nummer o its indwallers, haein an average population density o 90.28 /km². Aboot 87% o the population lives in urban auries, an the rest – 13%, reside in agricultural auries. Accordin tae the naitional census, 54.0% o the population are Ukrainians an 42% are Roushies.


 Politics 
On 25 Aprile 2006, the Oblast's cooncil votit tae recognise Roushie as a co-offeecial leid in the territory o Luhansk Oblast. Housomeivver, such a decision mey hae nae legal effect accordin tae Ukraine's legislation.

 History 
The oblast belongs tae the historical region o Donbas as well as tae Sloboda Ukraine (Slobozhanshchina). Atween 1753 an 1764, a territory o Imperial Roushie named Slavo-Serbia existit in this aurie wi administrative seat in Slovianoserbsk.

 Points o interest 
The follaein historic-cultural steids wur nominatit for the Seiven Wonders o Ukraine.
 The hoose o Dal's birth (Luhansk)
 Fechters for the Revolution monument
 Derkul horse factory

 References 

 Freemit airtins 
 Offeecial steid o Luhansk Oblast Admeenistration  
 Information Card o the Region – offeecial steid o the Cabinet o Meenisters o Ukraine


Category:Oblasts o Ukraine
Category:States an territories established in 1938