Volyn Oblast
| Volyn Oblast | |
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| Волинська область / Wolynska oblast | |
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| Basic data | |
| Oblast center : | Lutsk |
| Official languages : | Ukrainian |
| Residents : | 1,041,300 (2014) |
| Population density : | 51.69 inhabitants per km² |
| in cities : | 50.2% |
| Area : | 20,144 km² |
| KOATUU : | 700000000 |
| License plate : | AC, KC |
| Administrative division | |
| Rajons : | 16 |
| Cities : | 11 |
| managed by Oblast: | 4th |
| administered by Rajon: | 7th |
| Urban-type settlements : | 22nd |
| Villages: | 1,054 |
| Contact | |
| Address: | Київський майдан 9 43027 м. Луцьк |
| Website: | Official website |
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| Statistical information | |
The Volyn Oblast (also Volyn Oblast , Ukrainian Волинська область Wolynska oblast ; Russian Волынская область Volynskaja oblast ) is an administrative unit in Ukraine , located in the northwest of the country. It has around 1.04 million inhabitants (2014).
The oblast encompasses part of the historic Volyn landscape . The capital is Lutsk , other cities are Novovolynsk and Kovel . The most important traffic connections from Ukraine to Poland and Germany run through the oblast . In the west, the Western Bug forms the border with Poland ( Lublin Voivodeship ) with a length of 135 km . In the north the oblast borders on Belarus (length of the border 195 km), more precisely on the Breszkaja Woblasz with its Rajonen Brest , Malaryta , Kobryn , Drahitschyn and Ivanava . In the east lies the Rivne Oblast and in the south the Lviv Oblast .
The Volyn Oblast stretches 163 km from west to east and 187 km from north to south. 52% of the population lives in urban areas and 48% in rural areas.
The license plates for the oblast are AC and KC.
history
The oblast arose after the occupation of eastern Poland by the Soviet Union as part of the Ukrainian SSR per ukase on December 4, 1939 from the Polish Voivodeship of Volhynia and parts of the Polesian Voivodeship (Powiat Kamień Kaszyrski and southern parts of the Powiate Kobryń and Drohiczyn).
Initially, the following formerly Polish powiate ( called Ujesd in Russian ) were retained:
- Gorochow / Horochów (Гороховский уезд)
- Kamen-Kaschirsk / Kamień Kaszyrski (Камень-Каширский уезд)
- Kovel (Ковельский уезд)
- Lutsk / Łuck (Луцкий уезд)
- Ljuboml / Luboml (Любомльский уезд)
- Vladimir-Wolynsk / Włodzimierz (Владимир-Волынский уезд)
After deliberations on January 10, 1940, the Ujesde was dissolved on January 17, 1940 and replaced by the following Rajons (the Russian names are given because they reflect the official names of the time):
- Berestetschko district with Berestetschko district center ( Берестечко )
- Goloby district with Goloby district center ( Голобы )
- Gorokhov district with Gorokhov district center ( Горохов )
- Kamen-Kashirsk district with the Kamen-Kashirsk district center ( Камінь-Каширськ )
- Kiwerzy district with Kiwerzy district center ( Киверцы )
- Kisselin district with Kisselin district center ( Киселин )
- Kovel Raion with Kovel Raion Center ( Ковель )
- Kolki district with Kolki district center ( Колки )
- Lokatschi district with Lokatschi district center ( Локачи )
- Lutsk district with Lutsk district center ( Луцк )
- Liuboml Raion with Rajonszentrum Lyuboml ( Любомль )
- Rayon Ljubeschow with Rajonszentrum Ljubeschow ( Любешов )
- Mazeev Raion with Mazeev Raion Center ( Мацеев )
- Olyka district with Olyka district center ( Олыка )
- Poddubzy district with Poddubzy district center ( Поддубцы )
- Powursk district with Powursk district center ( Повурск )
- Poryzk district with Poryzk district center ( Порыцк )
- Ratno district with Ratno district center ( Ратно )
- Rayon Roschischtsche with Rajonszentrum Roschischtsche ( Рожище )
- Rayon Zabolotye with Rajonszentrum Zabolotye ( Заболотье )
- Shazk district with Shazk district center ( Шацк )
- Sgorany district with Sgorany district center ( Згораны )
- Sofievka district with Sofievka district center ( Софиевка )
- Tortschin district with Tortschin district center ( Торчин )
- Turisk district with Turisk district center ( Турийск )
- Tscharkuw Raion with Tscharkuw Raion Center ( Чаркув )
- Ustilug district with Ustilug district center ( Устилуг )
- Werba district with Werba district center ( Верба )
- Vladimir-Volynsk Raion with Vladimir-Wolynsk Raion Center ( Владимир Волынск )
- Rayon Wyschwa with Rajonszentrum Wyschwa ( Выжба )
Then there were the independent cities of Lutsk, Kovel and Vladimir-Volynsk.
In the course of 1940 there were some changes to the Rajonen (Kyssylyn to Osjutytschi , Tscharukiw to Senkewytschiwka , Vyshva to Sedlyschtsche ), but on the whole the system remained in place until the summer of 1941.
The oblast was dissolved again after Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, the area was incorporated into the Reichskommissariat Ukraine and could only be restored after the area was recaptured by the Red Army in 1944.
In 1946 the main town of the Poddubzy / Piddubzi district was relocated to Teremno (Теремно, today located in the urban area of Lutsk ) and the district was renamed accordingly.
In 1946 there were further Rajons renaming (Mazejiw to Lukiw, Werba to Ovadne , Poryzk to Ivanytschi, Sedlyschtsche to Stary Wyschawa, Osjutytschi to Saturzi ). At the end of the 1950s, 19 Rajons existed after mergers.
On December 30, 1962 it was amalgamated into the 7 districts of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Horochiw, Kamin-Kaschyrskyi, Kiverti, Kovel, Lyuboml and Roschyschtsche. On January 4, 1965, the Lokatschi, Lyubeschiw, Manevytschi, Ratne and Turijsk districts were restored, in 1966 the Ivanytschi, Lutsk and Stara Vyshivka districts followed.
It has been part of today's Ukraine since 1991, and on February 3, 1993, Shazk Raion was re-established from the northern part of Lyuboml Raion.
geography
The largest rivers are the Western Bug ( Ukrainian Західний Буг ) and the Prypiat (Ukrainian: Прип'ять ).
In addition, the Turija (Ukrainian Турія ), the Vyshivka and the Stochid flow through the district, both of which flow into the Pripyat on the right side of the oblast.
The Styr flows through the oblast in the southeast and also flows into the Pripyat in Belarus.
The deepest lake in Ukraine, the Switjas Lake, is located in the Oblast .
In the southern parts of the oblast, the Volhyn highlands extend to heights of up to 341 meters.
Largest cities and settlements
| city | Ukrainian name | Russian name | Resident January 1, 2006 |
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| Lutsk | Луцьк | Луцк | 204,842 |
| Kovel | Ковель | Ковель | 66,698 |
| Novovolynsk | Нововолинськ | Нововолынск | 52,812 |
| Volodymyr-Wolynskyi | Володимир-Волинський | Владимир-Волынский | 38,056 |
| Kiwerzi | Ківерці | Киверцы | 16,145 |
| Roschyshche | Рожище | Рожище | 13,443 |
| Kamin-Kaschyrskyj | Камінь-Каширський | Камень-Каширский | 11,221 |
| Manevychi | Маневичі | Маневичи | 10,271 |
| Lyuboml | Любомль | Любомль | 10,208 |
| Horochiw | Горохів | Горохов | 9,018 |
| Guess | Ратне | Ратно | 8,965 |
| Ivanychi | Іваничі | Иваничи | 6,848 |
| Zuman | Цумань | Цумань | 5,891 |
| Turiysk | Турійськ | Турийск | 5,778 |
| Lyubeshiv | Любешів | Любешов | 5,600 |
| Schazk | Шацьк | Шацк | 5,456 |
| Stara Vyshivka | Стара Вижівка | Старая Выжевка | 5.124 |
history
For the history see Volhynia #History .
Administrative division
The Volyn Oblast is administratively divided into 16 Rajons and 4 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Volodymyr-Volynskyi , Kovel , Novovolynsk, as well as the administrative center of the oblast, the city of Lutsk .
Volyn Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers
Demographics
| year | 1989 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,061,200 | 1,063,400 | 1,078,300 | 1,073,100 | 1,064,000 | 1,044,777 | 1,036,436 | 1,038,598 | 1,041,300 |
| nationality | Residents | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 1,025,000 | 94.6 | 96.9 | + 2.4% |
| Russians | 25,100 | 4.4 | 2.4 | −46.4% |
| Belarusians | 3,200 | 0.5 | 0.3 | −37.9% |
| native language | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 94.5 | 97.3 |
| Russian | 5.1 | 2.5 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
- ↑ Указ Президиума ВС СССР от December 4, 1939 об образовании Волынской, Дрогобычской, Львобычской, Львобычской, Львобычской, Львобычской, Львовской, Львовской… Львовской
- ↑ http://www.history.org.ua/index.php?current_day=10¤t_manth=1&flag=1
- ↑ ukase of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 17.01.1940 "Про утворення районів в складі Волинської, Дрогобичської, Львівської, Ровненської, Станіславської і Тарнопольської областей УРСР"
- ↑ http://www.territorial.de/ukra/wolhyn/wolh.htm
- ↑ Президія Верховної Ради УРСР; Указ від 01/04/1965 № 2н-06 Про внесення змін в адміністративне районування Української РСР
- ↑ Верховна Рада України; Постанова від 02/03/1993 № 2981-XII Про утворення Шацького району Волинської області
- ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
- ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
- ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
- ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Volyn/
Oblast : Kharkiv | Kherson | Khmelnytskyi | Dnepropetrovsk | Donetsk | Ivano-Frankivsk | Kiev | Kirovohrad | Luhansk | Lviv | Mykolaiv | Odessa | Poltava | Rivne | Zaporizhia | Zhytomyr | Sumy | Ternopil | Transcarpathia | Cherkassy | Chernihiv | Chernivtsi | Wolyn | Vinnytsia
Cities with subject status: City of Kiev | City of Sevastopol 1
Autonomous Republic: Crimea 1
1 areas annexed by Russia
Cities: Berestechko | Horochiw | Kamin-Kaschyrskyj | Kiwerzi | Kovel | Lyuboml | Lutsk | Novovolynsk | Roschyshche | Volodymyr-Wolynskyi | Ustyluh . Urban-type settlements: Blahodatne | Dubyshche | Holoby | Holowne | Ivanychi | Kolky | Lokatschi | Lukiw | Lyubeshiv | Ljublynez | Manevychi | Marjanivka | Olyka | Ratne | Rokyni | Sabolottja | Schazk | Senkevychivka | Stara Vyshivka | Tortschyn | Turiysk | Zuman .