Zhytomyr Oblast

**Zhytomyr Oblast** (, translit. *Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’*; referred tae as **[[Zhytomyr Oblast#Nomenclatur|Zhytomyrshchyna]]** - **') an aw, is an [[Admeenistrative diveesions o Ukraine|oblast]] (province) o northren [[Ukraine]]. The [[caipital ceety|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]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|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)|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 [[Rock (geology)|stane]], [[forestry]], [[agricultur]] an various [[machinery]] manufacturin.

The northren pairt o the province is heichlie affectit bi the [[Chernobyl disaster]]: some o the [[toun]]s an [[raion]]s are devastatit an are includit in the [[zone o alienation|Chernobyl zone]], while ithers are prohibitit frae producin thair awn agricultur.

==Admeenistrative diveesions==

The Zhytomyr Oblast is subdividit intae 23 [[raion]]s ([[Admeenistrative diveesions o Ukraine|destricts]]), an 5 o its ceeties are designatit as separate raions athin the oblast.

The destricts o the Zhytomyr oblast include:
* [[Andrushivka Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Andrushivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Baranivka Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Baranivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Berdychiv|Berdychiv Ceety]] ()
* [[Berdychiv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Berdychivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Brusyliv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Brusylivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Cherniakhiv|Cherniakhiv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Cherniakhivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Chervonoarmiisk Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Chervonoarmiis’kyi raion'')
* [[Chudniv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Chudnivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Korosten|Korosten Ceety]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Korosten’'')
* [[Korosten Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Korostens’kyi raion'')
* [[Korostyshiv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Korostyshivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Luhyny Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Luhyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Liubar Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Liubars’kyi raion'')
* [[Malyn|Malyn Ceety]] ()
* [[Malyn Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Malyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Narodychi Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Narodyts’kyi raion'')
* [[Novohrad-Volynskyi|Novohrad-Volynskyi Ceety]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Novohrad-Volyns’kyi'')
* [[Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Novohrad-Volyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Olevsk Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Olevs’kyi raion'')
* [[Ovruch Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Ovruts’kyi raion'')
* [[Popilnia Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Popil’nians’kyi raion'')
* [[Radomyshl Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Radomyshl’s’kyi raion'')
* [[Romaniv Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Romanivs’kyi raion'')
* [[Ruzhyn Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Ruzhyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Volodars’ko-Volyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Yemilchyne Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''Emil’chyns’kyi raion'')
* [[Zhytomyr|Zhytomyr Ceety]] ()
* [[Zhytomyr Raion]] (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|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 poleetical|caipital]] ceeties, offeecially referred tae as "oblast centers" (, [[Romanization o Ukrainian|translit.]] ''oblasnyi tsentr''). The name o each oblast is a [[relative clause|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
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