Odessa Oblast
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Одеська область / Odeska oblast Одесская область / Odesskaja oblast |
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| Basic data | |
| Oblast center : | Odessa |
| Official languages : | Ukrainian , Russian |
| Residents : | 2,396,500 (2014) |
| Population density : | 71.95 inhabitants per km² |
| in cities : | 65.9% |
| Area : | 33,310 km² |
| KOATUU : | 5100000000 |
| License plate : | BH, HH |
| Administrative division | |
| Rajons : | 26th |
| Cities : | 19th |
| managed by Oblast: | 7th |
| administered by Rajon: | 12 |
| Stadtrajone : | 8th |
| Urban-type settlements : | 33 |
| Villages: | 1.109 |
| Settlements : | 23 |
| Contact | |
| Address: | проспект Шевченка 4 65032 м. Одеса |
| Website: | Official website |
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The Odessa Oblast ( Ukrainian Одеська область Odeska oblast ; Russian Одесская область Odesskaja oblast ) is one of 25 administrative units of Ukraine ( oblasts of Ukraine ) and has about 2.4 million inhabitants (2014).
geography
Odessa Oblast is located in the southwest of Ukraine with access to the Black Sea , which is also the southeastern border. It consists of two historical landscapes: to the east of the Dniester lies Jedisan , to the west of it the Budschak as southern part of Bessarabia . The largest natural lake in Ukraine, the 149 km² Jalpuhsee, is also located here .
In the west is the Republic of Moldova and in the south Romania . Snake Island , which used to belong to Romania, is part of Odessa Oblast. The Oblast Vinnytsia lies in the north of the oblast, in the east the Mykolaiv Oblast . In the northeast, the Southern Bug forms the border with Kirovohrad Oblast .
The oblast was founded in the Association of the Ukrainian SSR in 1932 and received its current territory with the incorporation of Ismajil Oblast in February 1954.
With the construction of a dam for Lake Sassyk in 1978, a 210 km² freshwater lake was created in the dry western part of the oblast.
Administrative division
The Odessa Oblast is divided into a total of 26 Rajons and seven cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the following cities:
- Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyj (Belgorod-Dnestrovsky)
- Ismajil (Ismail)
- Yuzhne (Yuzhnoye)
- Podilsk
- Odessa
- Teplodar
- Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk)
Odessa Oblast Rajons with dates
Bigger cities
| City (Russian name in brackets if different) | Ukrainian name | Russian name | Romanian name | Resident January 1, 2006 |
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| Odessa | Одеса | Одесса | Odesa | 1.002.048 |
| Ismajil (Ismail) | Ізмаїл | Измаил | Izmail (Oblucița) | 79,663 |
| Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk) | Чорноморськ | Чeрноморск | 56,917 | |
| Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyj (Belgorod-Dnestrovsky) | Білгород-Дністровський | Белгород-Dнестровский | Cetatea Albă | 50,720 |
| Podilsk | Котовськ | Котовск | Bârzu | 40,263 |
| Yuzhne (Yuzhnoye) | Южне | Южное | Iujnoi | 25,775 |
| Kilija | Кілія | Килия | Chilia Noua | 21,646 |
| Reni | Рені | Рени | Reni | 19,777 |
| Balta | Балта | Балта | Balta | 19,558 |
| Rosdilna (Rasdelneja) | Роздільна | Раздельная | Răzdilna | 17.603 |
| Bolhrad (Bolgrad) | Болград | Болград | Bolgrad (Palada) | 16,027 |
| Arzys (Arzis) | Арциз | Арциз | Arciz (Arșița, Arțîz) | 15,594 |
| Bilyayivka (Belyayevka) | Біляївка | Беляевка | Beliaevca | 13,269 |
| Velykodolynske (Velikodolinskoje) | Великодолинське | Великодолинское | Dolina Mare | 12,307 |
| Owidiopol | Овідіополь | Овидиополь | Ovidiopoly | 11,406 |
| Tatarbunary | Татарбунари | Татарбунары | Tatarbunar (Tătărești) | 10,691 |
| Berezivka (Berezovka) | Березівка | Березовка | Berezovca | 9,605 |
| Teplodar | Теплодар | Теплодар | Teplodar | 9,484 |
| Lyubaschiwka (Lyubaschewka) | Любашівка | Lyubashevka | Liubașevca | 9,482 |
| Kodyma | Кодима | Кодыма | Codama | 9,238 |
| Ananjiw (Ananyev) | Ананьїв | Ананьев | Ananiev (Nani) | 9,056 |
Demographics
| year | 1989 | 1990 | 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 |
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| Residents | 2,642,600 | 2,638,200 | 2,606,500 | 2,547,800 | 2,488,600 | 2,415,703 | 2,394,728 | 2,388,297 | 2,396,500 |
Since Ukraine gained independence, the population in Odessa Oblast has been falling. In recent years, the number of inhabitants in the oblast has stabilized. The proportion of Russians , Belarusians and Jews has decreased significantly, while the proportion of Ukrainians has increased significantly.
| nationality | Residents | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) | Change (%) |
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| Ukrainians | 1,542,300 | 54.6 | 62.8 | + 7.6% |
| Russians | 508,500 | 27.4 | 20.7 | −29.3% |
| Bulgarians | 150,600 | 6.3 | 6.1 | −9.1% |
| Moldovans | 123,700 | 5.5 | 5.0 | −14.4% |
| Gagauz | 27,600 | 1.0 | 1.1 | + 0.9% |
| Jews | 13,300 | 2.6 | 0.5 | −80.6% |
| Belarusians | 12,700 | 0.8 | 0.5 | −39.9% |
| Armenians | 7,400 | 0.2 | 0.3 | + 42.9% |
| Roma | 4,000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | + 4.3% |
| native language | 1989 (%) | 2001 (%) |
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| Ukrainian | 41.2 | 46.3 |
| Russian | 47.1 | 41.9 |
| Others | 11.7 | 11.8 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
- ↑ 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/Odesa/
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: Ananjiw | Arzys | Balta | Berezivka | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | Biljayivka | Bolhrad | Ismajil | Yuschne | Kilija | Kodyma | Odessa | Podilsk | Reni | Rosdilna | Tatarbunary | Teplodar | Chornomorsk | Wylkowe . Urban-type settlements: Awanhard | Beresyne | Borodino | Chlibodarske | Dobroslaw | Ivanivka | Lyubashivka | Lymanske | Mykolaivka | Nowi Biljari | Okny | Oleksandrivka | Owidiopol | Petrivka | Radisne | Rauchiwka | Sakharivka | Sarata | Satyschschja | Zatoka | Sawran | Schyrjajewe | Selenohirske | Serhiyivka | Serpnewe | Slobidka | Suvorowe | Tajirowe | Tarutyne | Chornomorske | Welyka Mychajliwka | Welykodolynske | Zebrykowe .