Kiev Oblast
| Kiev Oblast | |
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| Київська область / Kyjiwska oblast | |
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| Basic data | |
| Oblast center : | Kiev |
| Official languages : | Ukrainian |
| Residents : | 1,754,284 (January 1, 2018) |
| Population density : | 62.36 inhabitants per km² |
| in cities : | 58.6% |
| Area : | 28,131 km² |
| KOATUU : | 3200000000 |
| License plate : | AI, AI |
| Administrative division | |
| Rajons : | 25th |
| Cities : | 26th |
| managed by Oblast: | 12 |
| administered by Rajon: | 14th |
| Stadtrajone : | - |
| Urban-type settlements : | 30th |
| Villages: | 1,121 |
| Settlements : | 6th |
| Contact | |
| Address: | площа Лесі Українки 1 01196 м. Київ |
| Website: | Official website |
| map | |
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| Statistical information | |
The Kiev Oblast ( Ukrainian Київська область Kyjiwska oblast ; Russian Киевская область Kijewskaja oblast ) is a region ( oblast ) in northern Ukraine . It has an area of 28,131 km² and around 1.75 million inhabitants (2018, excluding Kiev). The administration of the oblast is based in Kiev , although Kiev is an independent national unit. The oblast consists of 25 districts ( Rajon ). The largest rivers are the Dnepr , Ros and Prypiat .
The main cities include Bila Tserkva , Boryspil , Brovary and Fastiv . There are also historically significant places Perejaslav , Trypillja and Bilohorodka in the oblast . In the north of the oblast are the cities of Chornobyl and Prypiat , which were evacuated as a result of the nuclear power plant disaster . The northern areas of the oblast are partially radioactively contaminated.
history
The oblast was founded during the major territorial reform on February 27, 1932, before there had been several okrugs in the area since 1923 , these in turn were in the Kiev governorate until 1925 .
geography
The largest rivers are the Dnepr ( ukr. Dnipro Дніпро ), which is dammed within the oblast to the Kiev Sea and the Kaniv reservoir , the Desna ( ukr. Десна ), the Prypjat and the Ros .
The Ush and Teteriw flow into the Dnepr on the right, the Desna on the left. The Ros flows through the Cherkassy Oblast , where it also flows into the Dnieper.
The oblast borders in the west on the Zhytomyr Oblast , in the north on Belarus with the Homelskaya Woblasz and its Rajons Naroulja , Chojniki and Brahin , in the northeast on the Chernihiv Oblast , in the east on a short stretch on the Poltava Oblast , in the south on the Oblast Cherkassy and in the southwest to the Vinnytsia Oblast . The city of Slavutich forms an exclave of the Kiev Oblast, completely enclosed by the Chernihiv Oblast.
climate
The climate in the region is characteristic of the Polissja and the forest steppe. It is moderately continental with relatively mild winters and warm summers. Temperatures range from −6.1 in January to 19.2 degrees in July.
vegetation
Certainly extraordinary compared to the other oblasts is the large lake landscape with its dams and banks of the Dnieper.
On the right bank of the Dnieper there are smaller mountains and slopes. The entire area is surrounded by an unbroken belt of greenery and forest. The green area is 43,600 hectares. The green of the region is characterized by 250 different types of trees and shrubs, including the famous Kiev chestnut and poplar.
Biggest cities
| city | Ukrainian name | Russian name | Residents January 1, 2017 |
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| Bila Tserkva | Біла Церква | Белая Церковь | 207.745 |
| Brovary | Бровари | Бровары | 100,866 |
| Boryspil | Бориспіль | Борисполь | 60,619 |
| Irpin | Ірпінь | Ирпень | 50,434 |
| Fastiw | Фастів | Фастов | 46,879 |
| Wyschnewe | Вишневе | Вишнёвое | 39,540 |
| Vasylkiv | Васильків | Васильков | 37,332 |
| Boyarka | Боярка | Боярка | 35,459 |
| Obukhiv | Обухів | Обухов | 33,237 |
Administrative division
The Kiev Oblast is administratively divided into 25 Rajons and 13 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Berezan , Bila Tserkva , Boryspil , Brovary , Butscha , Vasylkiv , Irpin , Obukhiv , Pereyaslav , Pripyat , Rschyshchiv , Slavutych and Fastiv .
Kiev Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers
Demographics
| year | 1989 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,936,700 | 1,947,600 | 1,911,600 | 1,885,400 | 1,843,400 | 1,778,922 | 1,737,269 | 1,729,558 | 1,725,500 |
| nationality | Residents | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 1,684,800 | 89.4 | 92.5 | −2.6% |
| Russians | 109,300 | 8.7 | 6.0 | −34.9% |
| Belarusians | 8,600 | 0.6 | 0.5 | −28.2% |
| Poland | 2,800 | 0.3 | 0.2 | −44.3% |
| native language | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 88.4 | 92.3 |
| Russian | 10.9 | 7.2 |
See also
Web links
Wikinews: Kiev Oblast - on the newsIndividual evidence
- ^ Population on April 1, 2015
- ↑ 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/Kyiv/
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
Berezan | Bila Tserkva | Bohuslaw | Boyarka | Boryspil | Brovary | Butscha | Fastiw | Irpin | Jahotyn | Kaharlyk | Myroniwka | Obukhiv | Pereyaslav | Pripyat | Rschyshchiv | Skwyra | Slavutych | Tarashcha | Tetiyiv | Chornobyl | Ukrajinka | Usyn | Vasylkiv | Vyshhorod | Wyschnewe
Babynzi urban-type settlements |
Baryzhivka |
Borowa |
Borodyanka |
Doslidnyzke |
Dymer |
Hlewacha |
Hostomel |
Hrebinky |
Ivankiv |
Kalyniwka |
Kalyniwka |
Kalyta |
Klawdijewo-Tarasowe |
Kodra |
Koshanka |
Kosyn |
Kozjubynske |
Krasyatychi |
Makariv |
Nemishayev |
Piskiwka |
Rokytne |
Shuriwka |
Stavyshche |
Teresyne |
Chabany |
Welyka Dymerka |
Volodarka |
Worsel