Zaporizhia Oblast

Infobox Ukrainian oblast
Name = Zaporizhia Oblast
UkrainianName = Запорізька область
TransliteratedName = Zaporiz'ka oblast’




Nickname = Запоріжжяspaces|2(Ukrainian) "Zaporizhzhya"spaces|2(transliteration)
Ukraine

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Administrative_center = Zaporizhia
GovernorName = Starukh
GovernorParty = Our Ukraine
ChairmanName = Oleksandr Nefodorov
ChairmanParty = Party of Regions
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Raions = 20
CityRaions = 5
Cities = 14
CMTs = 23
Villages = 920
AreaRank = 9^th
TotalArea = 27,180
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PercentWater = ?
PopulationYear = 2005
Population_rank = 9^th
Population = 1,877,200
Density = 70.84
Population_Growth = ?
SalaryYear = ?
Salary_rank = ?
Salary = ?
Salary_Growth = ?
PostalAbbreviation = ?
PostalCodePrefix = List of postal codes#U-Z
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PhoneCode = +380-61
Website = www.zoda.gov.ua

Zaporizhia Oblast ( _uk. Запорізька область, translit. "Zaporiz'ka oblast’"; also referred to as "Zaporizhchyna") is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.

This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.

Geography

The area of the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million.

Important cities include:
* Berdiansk
* Enerhodar - home for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
* Melitopol
* Zaporizhia

History

The Zaporizhia Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939.

The territory of the oblast came under the dominion of the Golden Horde after the fall of Kievan Rus'. The steppes off of the Dnieper River were subsequently ruled by the Crimean Khanate, beginning in 1445.

From the 15th century to the 18th century, the northern parts of the province belonged to the Zaporizhian Sich - a self-governed military republic of the Ukrainian Kozaks.

Points of Interest

The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
* Stone Tomb (museum-preserve)
* Khortytsia
* DniproHES

ubdivisions

The Zaporizhia Oblast is administratively subdivided into 20 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Melitopol, Tokmak, and the administrative center of the oblast, Zaporizhia.

ee also

* Subdivisions of Ukraine

External links

* [http://www.zoda.gov.ua/ Zaporizhia Oblast Administration] - official website uk icon
* [http://www.rada.zp.ua/ Zaporizhia Oblast Rada] - official website uk icon