Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Дніпропетровська область Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname: Дніпропетровщина  (Ukrainian) Dnipropetrovshchyna  (transliteration)
Location of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
Official language(s)	Ukrainian
Administrative center	Dnipropetrovsk
Largest cities	Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, Dniprodzerzhynsk, Marhanets
Governor	Nadiya Mykolaiivna Dieeva (OU)
Oblast council
– Chairman	Yuriy Hryhorovych Vilkul (?)
– № of seats	?
Established	January 22, 1946
Subdivisions
– Raions	22
– Cities of oblast subordinance	18
– Cities (total)	20
– Towns	45
– Villages	1,438
Area	Ranked 2nd
– Total	31,914 km²
– Land	? km²
– Water	? (?%)
Population	Ranked 2nd
– Total (2005)	3,476,200
– Density	109 p/ km²
– Average salary	UAH 1131 (?%)
Time zone	EET +2
– Summer (DST)	EEST +3
Abbreviations
– Postal code	49-53xxx
– ISO 3166-2	UA-12
– FIPS 10-4	UP04
– Telephone code	+380-56
– Licence plate	AE (ukr)
Official website	www.adm.dp.gov.ua
Verkhovna Rada site	www.rada.gov.ua

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровська область, Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ or Дніпропетровщина, Dnipropetrovshchyna) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. An official language is a Language that is given a special legal status in a particular Country, State, or other territory Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is As of January 1 2008 there are 458 cities ( Ukrainian: мiсто misto) in Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is Kryvyi Rih or Krivoy Rog (Кривий Ріг Кривой Рог is a city in central Ukraine. Dniprodzerzhynsk (Дніпродзержинськ Днепродзержинск Dneprodzerzhinsk) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine Marhanets (Марганець Марганец is a city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of central Ukraine. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (Блок Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона Blok Nasha Ukrayina-Narodna Samooborona, OU-PSD Ukraine is a Republic under a Semi-presidential system with separate Legislative, executive, and Judicial branches Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Дніпропетровська область Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ or Дніпропетровщина Dnipropetrovshchyna) Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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This is a list of the Ukrainian Oblasts and territories in order of descending area Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of the Ukrainian Oblasts and territories in order of descending population (in 2006 except otherwise stated Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume See also The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or (incorrectly hryvna or hrivna (гривня ˈɦrɪu̯nʲɑ sign: ₴, code: Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits These codes are given to all settlements with 500 or more inhabitants irrespective of post office presence habitations with smaller population ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO ISO 3166-2UA is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Ukraine. The FIPS 10-4 standard Countries Dependencies Areas of Special Sovereignty and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, lists two-letter country codes that This is a list of FIPS 10-4 region codes from S-U using a standardized name format and cross-linking to articles A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a Motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України English: Supreme Council of Ukraine) is Ukraine 's Parliament Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukraine is subdivided into 24 Oblasts (provinces, one Autonomous republic, and two " cities with special status' " Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is

Important cities within the oblast include: Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Rih, Dniprodzerzhynsk, Nikopol

Geography

The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is located in southeastern Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is Kryvyi Rih or Krivoy Rog (Кривий Ріг Кривой Рог is a city in central Ukraine. Dniprodzerzhynsk (Дніпродзержинськ Днепродзержинск Dneprodzerzhinsk) is a city in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine The area of the oblast' (31,900 km²), comprises about 5. 3% of the total area of the country.

Its longitude from north to south is 130 km, from east to west – 300 km. The oblast' borders the Poltava and Kharkiv Oblast's on the north, the Donetsk Oblast on the east, the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblast's on the south, and the Mykolayiv and Kirovohrad Oblast's on the west. Poltava Oblast (Полтавська область translit Poltavs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Poltavshchyna - Полтавщина Kharkiv Oblast (Харківська область translit Kharkivs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kharkivshchyna - Харківщина Donetsk Oblast (Донецька область Donets’ka oblast’; also referred to as Donechchyna — Донеччина is an oblast (province Zaporizhia Oblast (Запорізька область translit Kherson Oblast (Херсонська область translit Khersons’ka oblast’; also referred to as Khersonshchyna - Херсонщина Mykolaiv Oblast (Миколаївська область translit Kirovohrad Oblast (Кіровоградська область translit

Administrative Sudivisions

The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast:

• Administrative Center - 1 (Dnipropetrovsk)
• Raions — 22;
• City raions — 18;
• Settlements — 1504, including:
  • Villages — 1438;
  • Cities/Towns — 66, including:
    • Urban-type settlement — 46;
    • Cities — 20, including:
      • Cities of oblast' subordinance — 13;
      • Cities of raion subordinance — 8;
• Silradas — 288. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is For the manufactured regenerated fiber see Rayon A raion (or rayon) (райо́н ra'jon rayon раён რაიონი A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Urban-type settlement (посёлок городско́го ти́па posyolok gorodskogo tipa; селище міського типу selyshche mis'koho typu;

Detailed map of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Map of the economic activity in the Donbass, including the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Donets Basin, also known as Donbas or Donbass (Донецький басейн usually abbreviated to Донбас translit

The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast' is the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine. The President of Ukraine (Президент України is the head of the state of Ukraine and acts in its name

Demographics

Its population (as of 2004) is 3,493,062 million constitutes 5. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 3% of the overall Ukrainian population.

As of the 2001 census, the ethnic groups within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are:^[1]

• Ukrainians - 79. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 3%,
• Russians - 17. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries 6%,
• Belarusians - 0. Belarusians or Belorussians (Беларусы Biełarusy previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorusians, also 8%,
• Jews - 0. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 4%,
• Armenians - 0. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large 3%,
• Azeris - 0. The Azerbaijanis are an Ethnic group mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran. 2%,
• Moldavians - 0. 12%,
• Gypsies - 0. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins 11%,
• Tatars - 0. Tatars ( Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар sometimes spelled Tartars, are a Turkic -speaking ethnic group or multiple ethnic groups 11%,
• Germans - 0. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 11%,
• Other - 0. 95%;

the groups by native language:

• Ukrainian 67%,
• Russian 32%,
• other languages 1 %. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Environment

The oblast' is situated in the steppe region. In physical Geography, a steppe ( German, from степь - "a flat and arid land" степ - /stɛp/ тал - tal дала - /dɑlɑ/ pronounced Forests in the oblast' occupy about 3,9% of the oblast's total territory). The average temperature in the winter balances from -5 °C to -7 °C and in the summer - +22 °C - +23 °C. The average annual rainfall is 400-490 mm

The tender climate, mineral sources, and the curative mud allow opportunities for rest and cure within the region. Here there are 21 health-centers and medicated pensions, 10 rest homes, recreation departments and rest camps for children.

The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has splendid flora and fauna. In Botany, flora ( Plural: floras or florae has two meanings The first meaning flora of an area or of time period, refers to all Fauna is all of the Animal life of any particular region or time Here, there are more than 1700 kinds of vegetation, 7500 kinds of animals (including elk, wild boar, dappled deer, roe, hare, fox, wolf, etc. ) There are also 114 park and nature objects, including 15 state reserves; 3 nature memorials, 24 local parks; 7 landscape parks; 3 park tracts, which altogether make up approximately 260 square kilometres.

217 rivers flow within the area, including 55 rivers which are longer than 25 km, the major one being the Dnieper, which crosses through the center of the oblast'. For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation. Also flowing through the region are three major reservoirs, the Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnieper and Kakhovka, and the Dnieper-Kryvyi Rih Canal. The Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir (Дніпродзержинське водосховище Dniprodzerzhyns'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on The Dnieper Reservoir (Дніпровське водосховище Dniprovs'ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir on and named after the Dnieper River The Kakhovka Reservoir (Каховське водосховище Kakhovs’ke vodoskhovyshche) is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River.

Economy

The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a high industry potential. There are 712 basic industrial organizations, including 20 different types of economic activity with about 473,4 thousand workers. The area also produces about 16,9% of the total industry production of Ukraine. This places the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast second in Ukraine (after the neighbouring Donetsk Oblast). Donetsk Oblast (Донецька область Donets’ka oblast’; also referred to as Donechchyna — Донеччина is an oblast (province

See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine
• Leonid Brezhnev
• Leonid Kuchma
• Pavlo Lazarenko
• Yulia Tymoshenko
• Viktor Pinchuk
• Privat Group
• Mikhail Nekrich
• Masterock

References

External links

• Official site of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Administration (English)(Ukrainian)
• Unofficial informational site (Ukrainian)
• City Portal with forum and city photoalbum (Ukrainian)
• Information Card of the Region - official site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine