Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast
Кіровоградська область
Kirovohrads’ka oblast’
Oblast
Flag of Kirovohrad Oblast
Flag
Coat of arms of Kirovohrad Oblast
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradschyna)
Coordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°E / 48.46; 32.27Coordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°E / 48.46; 32.27
Country  Ukraine
Administrative center Kirovohrad
Government
  Governor Serhij Kuzmenko (Ind.)
  Chairperson Oleksandr Chornoivanenko (Batkivshchyna)
Area
  Total 24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 15th
Population (2013)
  Total 995,171
  Rank Ranked 25th
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 25000-27999
Area code +380-52
ISO 3166 code UA-35
Vehicle registration ВA
Raions 21
Cities (total)
 Regional cities
12
4
Urban-type settlements 26
Villages 1015
FIPS 10-4 UP10
Website kr-admin.gov.ua

Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, translit. Kirovohrads’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna - Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad. Population: 995,171(2013 est.)[1].

Geography

The area of the province is 24,600 km2 (9,498.11 sq mi).

The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939 out of the northern raions of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1954 the oblast lost some raions to the newly created Cherkasy Oblast, but later that year received its western raions from the Odessa Oblast.

Points of interest

The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:

Administrative divisions

The Kirovohrad Oblast is administratively subdivided into 21 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Oleksandriia, Svitlovodsk, Znamianka, and the administrative center of the oblast, Kirovohrad.

Name Ukrainian Name Area
(km2)
Population
census 2015[2]
Admin.center Urban Population Only
Kirovohrad Кіровогра́д (місто) 103 239,837 Kirovohrad (city) 231,228
Oleksandriia Олександрія (місто) 55 91,881 Oleksandriia (city) 82,269
Svitlovodsk Світловодськ (місто) 45 53,449 Svitlovodsk (city) 45,746
Znamianka Знам'янка (місто) 15 28,507 Znamianka (city) 23,245
Bobrynets'kyi raion Бобринецький район 1,496 25,993 Bobrynets 10,998
Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion Добровеличківський район 1,297 33,925 Dobrovelychkivka 14,726
Dolyns'kyi raion Долинський район 1,200 34,535 Dolynska 20,713
Haivorons'kyi raion Гайворонський район 700 38,335 Haivoron 21,556
Holovanivs'kyi raion Голованівський район 992 31,084 Holovanivsk 11,996
Kirovohrads'kyi raion Кіровоградський район 1,600 37,123 Kirovohrad (city) N/A *
Kompaniyivs'kyi raion Компаніївський район 967 15,413 Kompaniivka 4,537
Malovyskivs'kyi raion Маловисківський район 1,111 43,678 Mala Vyska 20,660
Novhorodkivs'kyi raion Новгородківський район 997 15,567 Novhorodka 5,775
Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion Новоархангельський район 1,200 24,743 Novoarkhanhelsk 6,286
Novomyrhorods'kyi raion Новомиргородський район 1,032 28,554 Novomyrhorod 13,894
Novoukrains'kyi raion Новоукраїнський район 1,668 42,055 Novoukrainka 17,176
Oleksandrivs'kyi raion Олександрівський район 1,159 27,558 Oleksandrivka 11,279
Oleksandriys'kyi raion Олександрійський район 1,854 35,765 Oleksandriia (city) N/A *
Onufriyivs'kyi raion Онуфріївський район 889 18,445 Onufriivka 8,695
Petrivs'kyi raion Петрівський район 1,195 24,329 Petrove 8,173
Svitlovods'kyi raion Світловодський район 1,219 12,420 Svitlovodsk (city) N/A *
Ul'yanovs'kyi raion Ульяновський район 701 22,742 Ulianovka 6,080
Ustynivs'kyi raion Устинівський район 942 13,106 Ustynivka 3,467
Vilshans'kyi raion Вільшанський район 645 12,650 Vilshanka 4,689
Znamyans'kyi raion Знам'янський район 1,334 23,030 Znamianka (city) N/A *
Total Oblast Кіровоградська Область 24,588 974,724 612,237
Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon is housed in the city/town that its named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of rayon statistics.

Demographics

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.3% Increase (male 72,646/female 68,970)
15-64 years: 68.7% Decrease (male 324,698/female 355,058)
65 years and over: 17.0% Steady (male 55,718/female 111,666) (2013 official)

Median age

total: 41.2 years Increase
male: 37.7 years Increase
female: 44.5 years Increase (2013 official)

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Kirovohrad is the center of the Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ (Kirovohrad Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kirovohrad Oblast, Kirovohradshchyna.

See also

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