Khmelnytskyi Oblast

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Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Хмельницька область / Khmelnyzka oblast
Coat of arms of Khmelnitsky Oblast Flag of Khmelnitsky Oblast
Basic data
Oblast center : Khmelnytskyi
Official languages : Ukrainian
Residents : 1,307,000 (2014)
Population density : 63.31 inhabitants per km²
in cities : 51.7%
Area : 20,645 km²
KOATUU : 6800000000
License plate : BX, HX
Administrative division
Rajons : 20th
Cities : 13
managed by Oblast: 6th
administered by Rajon: 7th
Stadtrajone : -
Urban-type settlements : 24
Villages: 1,410
Settlements : 5
Contact
Address: вул. Грушевського 53
32000 м. Городок
Website: Official website
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The Khmelnitsky Oblast ( Ukrainian Хмельницька область Khmelnyzka oblast ; Russian Хмельницкая область Khmelnitskaja oblast ) is an administrative unit of Ukraine in the west or southwest of the country, without any border with foreign countries. It has around 1.307 million inhabitants (2014).

In the west the oblast borders on the Ternopil Oblast , in the north on the Rivne Oblast and in the east on the Oblast Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia and in the south on the Chernivtsi Oblast .

In the Oblast springing Southern Bug . The Dniester forms the entire southern border with Chernivtsi Oblast . To the north of the district capital, the Slutsch River roams the oblast from west to east. The highest mountain in the oblast is the 409  m high Welyka Buhajicha in the west of the oblast.

The oblast extends from west to east 120 km, from north to south 220 km. Important train routes and highways run through the oblast. In terms of population size, the oblast ranks twelfth.

The following license plates are common in the oblast: BX, HX.

history

The oblast was created on September 22, 1937 from 33 in the western part of the previously existing Vinnytsia Oblast, and was initially called Kamyanets-Podilskyj Oblast , since the administrative center was in the city of the same name in the south of the oblast, only on March 15 In 1941 it was moved to Proskuriv , from 1954 to Chmelnyzkyj , but the old name remained until 1954.

In addition to the cities of Kamyanets-Podilskyj, Shepetivka, Proskuriv (today Khmelnyzkyj), the following Rajons were part of the Oblast when the Oblast was founded in 1937:

  • Berezdiv district
  • Slavuta Raion
  • Rajon Pluschne
  • Isyaslav Raion
  • Lyakhivtsi district (from 1945 Bilohirja)
  • Starokostantyniv district
  • Polonne district
  • Ostropil district
  • Hryziv district
  • Antoniny district
  • Stara Synjawa district
  • Chornyj Ostriv district
  • Volochysk Raion
  • Basaliya Rajon
  • Krasyliv Raion
  • Teofipol Raion
  • Mychalpol district (now Mychajliwka)
  • Derashnya district
  • Wowkowynzi district
  • Letychiv Raion
  • Mejybish Rajon
  • Satonsk Raion (since 1938 Winkivtsi)
  • Horodok district
  • Sataniv Raion
  • Jampil district
  • Solobkivtsi district
  • Smotrych Raion
  • Chemerivtsi Raion
  • Stara Ushytsia district
  • Nova Ushytsia district
  • Mynkivtsi district
  • Dunayivtsi Raion
  • Orynyn district

Largest cities and settlements

The capital of the oblast is the city of the same name, Khmelnytskyi, on the Southern Bug .

city Ukrainian name Russian name Resident
January 1, 2006
Khmelnytskyi Хмельницький Хмельницкий 257.319
Kamianets-Podilskyi Камьянець-Подільський Каменец-Подольский 99,824
Shepetivka Шепетівка Шепетовка 45,340
Netischyn Нетішин Нетешин 35.131
Slavuta Славута Славута 34,955
Starokostjantyniv Старокостянтинів Староконстантинов 34,796
Polonne Полонне Полонное 22,493
Volochysk Волочиськ Волочиск 20.102
Krasyliv Красилів Красилов 20,012
Izyaslav Ізяслав Изяслав 17,529
Horodok Городок Городок 17,045
Dunayivtsi Дунаївці Дунаевцы 16,223
Letychiv Летичів Летичев 10,776
Derashnya Деражня Деражня 10.153
Jarmolynzi Ярмолинці Ярмолинцы 8,304
Poninka Понінка Понинка 7,636

Administrative division

The Khmelnitsky Oblast is administratively divided into 20 Rajons and 6 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Kamyanets-Podilskyj , Netischyn , Slavuta , Starokostjantyniw , Shepetivka and the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Khmelnytskyi .

Khmelnitsky Oblast districts with their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast
Khmelnitsky Oblast districts
German name Ukrainian name Administrative center
Bilohirja district Білогірський район
Bilohirskyj rajon 		Bilohirja
(urban-type settlement)
Khmelnitsky district Хмельницький район
Khmelnytskyi rajon 		Khmelnytskyi
(city)
Derashnya district Деражнянський район
Deraschnjanskyj rajon 		Deraschnja
(city)
Dunayivtsi Raion Дунаєвецький район
Dunajewezkyj rajon 		Dunayivtsi
(city)
Horodok district Городоцький район
Horodozkyj rajon 		Horodok
(city)
Isyaslav Raion Ізяславський район
Isjaslavskyj rajon 		Isjaslav
(city)
Yarmolyntsi district Ярмолинецький район Yarmolynezkyj
rajon 		Jarmolynzi
(urban-type settlement)
Kamianets-Podilskyi district Кам'янець-Подільський район
Kamyanets-Podilskyj rajon 		Kamianets-Podilskyi
(city)
Krasyliv Raion Красилівський район
Krassyliwskyj rajon 		Krasyliv
(city)
Letychiv Raion Летичівський район
Letychivskyj rajon 		Letychiv
(urban-type settlement)
Nova Ushytsia district Новоушицький район
Novouschyzkyj rajon 		Nova Uschyzja
(urban-type settlement)
Polonne district Полонський район
Polonskyj rajon 		Polonne
(city)
Slavuta Raion Славутський район
Slawutskyj rajon 		Slavuta
(city)
Stara Synjawa district Старосинявський район
Starosynjawskyj rajon 		Stara Synjawa
(urban-type settlement)
Starokostantyniv district Старокостянтинівський район
Starokostjantyniwskyj rajon 		Starokostjantyniw
(city)
Teofipol Raion Теофіпольський район
Teofipolskyj rajon 		Teofipol
(urban-type settlement)
Chemerivtsi Raion Чемеровецький район Chemerowezkyj
rajon 		Chemerivtsi
(urban-type settlement)
Shepetivka Raion Шепетівський район
Shepetivskyj rajon 		Shepetivka
(city)
Winkivtsi district Віньковецький район
Winkowezkyj rajon 		Winkiwzi
(urban-type settlement)
Volochysk Raion Волочиський район
Volochysk 		Volochysk
(city)

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
year 1989 1990 1995 1998 2001 2005 2008 2012 2014
Residents 1,527,100 1,522,600 1,517,000 1,484,400 1,445,000 1,388,038 1,350,303 1.320.171 1,307,000
nationality Residents 1989 (%) 2001 (%) Change (%)
Ukrainians 1,339,300 90.4 93.9 −2.6%
Russians 50,700 5.8 3.6 −42.4%
Poland 23,000 2.4 1.6 −37.3%
Belarusians 2,700 0.3 0.2 −40.8%
native language 1989 (%) 2001 (%)
Ukrainian 91.3 95.2
Russian 8.0 4.1

Web links

Commons : Khmelnitsky Oblast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  2. ↑ Постановление ЦИК СССР от 09/22/1937 о разделении Харьковской области… и Одесской - на Одесской - на Одеской - на Одесскуа ивислусю ивиклусю ивиклусю ивиклалусскуае
  3. ↑ Указ Президиума ВС СССР от 4.02.1954 о переименовании города Проскурова… и Каменец-Поскурова… и Каменец-Подольскомаю
  4. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
  5. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  6. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
  7. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Khmelnytskyi/