Zhytomyr Oblast

Infobox Ukrainian oblast
Name = Zhytomyr Oblast
UkrainianName = Житомирська область
TransliteratedName = Zhytomyrs'ka oblast’

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Ukraine

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Administrative_center = Zhytomyr
GovernorName = Zabela Yuri Volodymyrovych
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Raions = 23
CityRaions = 5
Cities = 11
CMTs = 43
Villages = 1,625
AreaRank = 5^th
TotalArea = 29,832
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PopulationYear = 2006
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Population = 1,328,158
Density = 45
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PhoneCode = +380-41
Website = www.zhitomir-region.gov.ua

Zhytomyr Oblast ( _uk. Житомирська область, translit. "Zhytomyrs’ka oblast’"; also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna - " _uk. Житомирщина") is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937.

The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia ( _uk. Полісся, translit. "Polissia").

Geography

The total area of the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses 29,832 km².

Among the points of interest it is important to mention the following sites that were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine
* Church of Saint Basil the Great (Ovruch)
* Stone village state preserve
* Korolev Memorial Astronautical Museum

Population

The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,328,158 (as of 2006). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of Polish minority in Ukraine, which is numbered there at 49,000.

Economy

The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining of granite and other construction stone, forestry, agriculture and various machinery manufacturing.

The northern part of the province is highly affected by the Chernobyl disaster: some of the towns and raions are devastated and are included in the Chornobyl zone, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture.

Administrative divisions

The Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 23 raions (districts), and 5 of its cities are designated as separate raions within the oblast.

The districts of the Zhytomyr oblast include:
* Andrushivsky Raion ( _uk. Андрушівський район, translit. "Andrushivs’kyi raion")
* Baranivsky Raion ( _uk. Баранівський район, translit. "Baranivs’kyi raion")
* Berdychiv City ( _uk. Бердичів)
* Berdychivsky Raion ( _uk. Бердичівський район, translit. "Berdychivs’kyi raion")
* Brusylivsky Raion ( _uk. Брусилівський район, translit. "Brusylivs’kyi raion")
* Cherniakhivsky Raion ( _uk. Черняхівський район, translit. "Cherniakhivs’kyi raion")
* Chervonoarmiysky Raion ( _uk. Червоноармійський район, translit. "Chervonoarmiis’kyi raion")
* Chudnivsky Raion ( _uk. Чуднівський район, translit. "Chudnivs’kyi raion")
* Korosten City ( _uk. Коростень, translit. "Korosten’")
* Korostensky Raion ( _uk. Коростенський район, translit. "Korostens’kyi raion")
* Korostyshivsky Raion ( _uk. Коростишівський район, translit. "Korostyshivs’kyi raion")
* Luhynsky Raion ( _uk. Лугинський район, translit. "Luhyns’kyi raion")
* Liubarsky Raion ( _uk. Любарський район, translit. "Liubars’kyi raion")
* Malyn City ( _uk. Малин)
* Malynsky Raion ( _uk. Малинський район, translit. "Malyns’kyi raion")
* Narodytsky Raion ( _uk. Народицький район, translit. "Narodyts’kyi raion")
* Novohrad-Volynskyi City ( _uk. Новоград-Волинський)
* Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion ( _uk. Новоград-Волинський район, translit. "Novohrad-Volyns’kyi raion")
* Olevsky Raion ( _uk. Олевський район, translit. "Olevs’kyi raion")
* Ovrutsky Raion ( _uk. Овруцький район, translit. "Ovruts’kyi raion")
* Popilniansky Raion ( _uk. Попільнянський район, translit. "Popil’nians’kyi raion")
* Radomyshlsky Raion ( _uk. Радомишльський район, translit. "Radomyshl’s’kyi raion")
* Romanivsky Raion ( _uk. Романівський район, translit. "Romanivs’kyi raion")
* Ruzhynsky Raion ( _uk. Ружинський район, translit. "Ruzhyns’kyi raion")
* Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion ( _uk. Володарськ-Волинський район, translit. "Volodars’k-Volyns’kyi raion")
* Yemilchynsky Raion ( _uk. Ємільчинський район, translit. "Emil’chyns’kyi raion")
* Zhytomyr City ( _uk. Житомир)
* Zhytomyrsky Raion ( _uk. Житомирський район, translit. "Zhytomyrs’kyi raion")

Important cities

Important cities of Zhytomyr Oblast include:
* Baranivka
* Berdychiv
* Korosten
* Malyn
* Novohrad-Volynskyi
* Zhytomyr
* Ruzhin

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" ( _uk. 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: "Zhytomyr" is the center of the "Zhytomyrs'ka oblast"' (Lviv 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, "Zhytomyrshchyna".

ee also

* Subdivisions of Ukraine