Poltava Oblast

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Poltava Oblast
Полтавська область / Poltawska oblast
Coat of arms of the Poltava Oblast Flag of Poltava Oblast
Basic data
Oblast center : Poltava
Official languages : Ukrainian
Residents : 1,458,200 (2014)
Population density : 50.72 inhabitants per km²
in cities : 59.2%
Area : 28,748 km²
KOATUU : 5300000000
License plate : BI, HI
Administrative division
Rajons : 25th
Cities : 15th
managed by Oblast: 5
administered by Rajon: 10
Stadtrajone : 5
Urban-type settlements : 21st
Villages: 1,783
Settlements : 42
Contact
Address: вул. Жовтнева 45
36014 м. Полтава
Website: Official website
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The Poltava Oblast ( Ukrainian Полтавська область Poltawska oblast ; Russian Полтавская область Poltawskaja oblast ) is one of 25 administrative units ( Oblasts of Ukraine ) in central Ukraine . It has around 1.46 million inhabitants (2014). The Oblast is surrounded by the Oblasts of Chernihiv and Sumy in the north and in the west by the Oblasts of Kiev and Cherkassy ; the Oblast Kirovohrad is located in the southwest. The southeast border is on Dnepropetrovsk Oblast and in the east the Oblast borders on Kharkiv Oblast .

Biggest cities

city Ukrainian name Russian name Resident
January 1, 2006
Poltava Полтава Полтава 308.509
Kremenchuk Кременчук Кременчуг 230.185
Horischni Plawni Горішні Плавні Горишние Плавни 51,687
Lubny Лубни Лубны 49,883
Myrhorod Миргород Миргород 41,793
Hajach Гадяч Гадяч 23,280
Karlivka Карлівка Карловка 17,063
Pyriatyn Пирятин Пирятин 16,545
Chorol Хорол Хорол 14,330
Kotelwa Котельва Котельва 12,495
Lochvytsia Лохвиця Лохвица 12.121
Hlobyne Глобине Глобино 11,745
Hrebinka Гребінка Гребёнка 11,239
Kobeljaky Кобеляки Кобеляки 11,080
Sinkiv Зіньків Зеньков 10.116
Reshetylivka Решетилівка Решетиловка 9.434
Zavodske Заводське Заводское 8,851
Dykanka Диканька Диканька 8.232
Novi Sanschary Нові Санжари Новые Санжары 8.232

Administrative division

The Poltava Oblast is administratively divided into 25 Rajons and 5 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Horischni Plawni , Kremenchuk , Lubny , Myrhorod and the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Poltava .

Poltava Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast
Poltava Oblast Rajons
German name Ukrainian name Administrative center
Khorol district Хорольський район
Chorolskyj rajon 		Chorol
(city)
Dykanka district Диканський район
Dykanskyj rajon 		Dykanka
(urban-type settlement)
Hadjach Raion Гадяцький район
Hadjazkyj rajon 		Hajach
(city)
Hlobyne district Глобинський район
Hlobynskyj rajon 		Hlobyne
(city)
Hrebinka district Гребінківський район
Hrebinkiwskyj rajon 		Hrebinka
(city)
Karlivka district Карлівський район
Karliwskyj rajon 		Karliwka
(city)
Kobeljaky district Кобеляцький район
Kobeljazkyj rajon 		Kobeljaky
(city)
Kozelshchyna district Козельщинський район
Koselschtschynskyj rajon 		Koselschtschyna
(urban-type settlement)
Kotelwa district Котелевський район
Kotelevskyj rajon 		Kotelwa
(urban-type settlement)
Kremenchuk Raion Кременчуцький район
Kremenchuzkyj rajon 		Kremenchuk
(city)
Lochvytsia district Лохвицький район
Lochwyzkyj rajon 		Lochwyzja
(city)
Lubny district Лубенський район
Lubenskyj rajon 		Lubny
(city)
Mashivka Raion Машівський район
Maschiwskyj rajon 		Mashivka
(urban-type settlement)
Myrhorod district Миргородський район
Myrhorodskyj rajon 		Myrhorod
(city)
Novi Sanjary district Новосанжарський район
Novosanscharskyj rajon 		Novi Sanschary
(urban-type settlement)
Orshytsia district Оржицький район
Orschyzkyj rajon 		Orschytsia
(urban-type settlement)
Pyriatyn district Пирятинський район
Pyrjatynskyj rajon 		Pyriatyn
(city)
Poltava Raion Полтавський район
Poltavskyj rajon 		Poltava
(city)
Reshetylivka district Решетилівський район
Reshetylivskyj rajon 		Reshetylivka
(city)
Semenivka Raion Семенівський район
Semeniwskyj rajon 		Semenivka
(urban-type settlement)
Sinkiv Raion Зіньківський район
Sinkiwskyj rajon 		Sinkiw
(city)
Shyshaky district Шишацький район
Schyshazky rajon 		Shyschaky
(urban-type settlement)
Chornukhy district Чорнухинський район Chornukhynskyj
rajon 		Tschornuchy
(urban-type settlement)
Chutove district Чутівський район
Chutivskyj rajon 		Chutove
(urban-type settlement)
Velyka Bahachka district Великобагачанський район
Velykobahachanskyj rajon 		Velyka Bahachka
(urban-type settlement)

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
year 1989 1990 1995 1998 2001 2005 2008 2012 2014
Residents 1,754,200 1,757,000 1,752,800 1,705,400 1,652,200 1,572,483 1,524,902 1,477,195 1,458,200

The population of Poltava Oblast has been falling for two decades.

nationality Residents 1989 (%) 2001 (%) Change (%)
Ukrainians 1,481,100 87.9 91.4 −3.6%
Russians 117,100 10.2 7.2 −34.6%
Belarusians 6,300 0.5 0.4 −33.9%
Armenians 2,600 0.1 0.2 + about 200%
Moldovans 2,500 0.2 0.2 −6.4%
native language 1989 (%) 2001 (%)
Ukrainian 85.9 90.0
Russian 13.2 9.5

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  2. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
  3. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
  4. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
  5. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Poltava/