Zhytomyr Oblast

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Zhytomyr Oblast
Житомирська область / Schytomyrska oblast
Coat of arms of Zhytomyr Oblast Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast
Basic data
Oblast center : Zhytomyr
Official languages : Ukrainian
Residents : 1,262,500 (2014)
Population density : 42.32 inhabitants per km²
in cities : 56.2%
Area : 29,832 km²
KOATUU : 1800000000
License plate : AM, KM
Administrative division
Rajons : 23
Cities : 11
managed by Oblast: 5
administered by Rajon: 6th
Stadtrajone : 2
Urban-type settlements : 43
Villages: 1,588
Settlements : 32
Contact
Address: майдан імені С. П. Корольова 1
10014 м. Житомир
Website: Official website
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The Zhytomyr Oblast ( Ukrainian Житомирська область Schytomyrska oblast , Russian Житомирская область Zhitomirskaja oblast ) is an administrative unit in northern Ukraine . It has around 1.26 million inhabitants (2014).

The oblast encompasses part of the historic Volyn landscape . In the east the oblast borders on the greater Kiev area , in the north on Belarus with the Homelskaya Woblasz and its Rajons Leltschyzy , Jelsk and Naroulja Rajonen . To the west of the oblast are Oblasts Rivne and Khmelnitsky , in the south of the Oblast Vinnytsia and in the east the Kiev Oblast . In terms of its area, it is the fifth largest oblast in Ukraine.

The most important transport links from Ukraine to Belarus , Poland and Germany as well as the Slutsch River run through the Oblast . 56% of the population live in urban areas and 90.3% are Ukrainians.

The following license plates are common in the oblast: AM, KM.

geography

Major rivers in the oblast

The largest rivers are the Slutsch ( ukr. Случ ), the Ush ( ukr. Уж ), the Teteriw and the Ubort .

The Slutsch with a length of 451 km flows through two more oblasts and then flows into the Horyn . The Ush and Teteriv both flow into the Dnieper shortly before Kiev .

Biggest cities

The capital is Zhytomyr , other important cities are Novohrad-Wolynskyj and Korosten .

city Ukrainian name Russian name Resident
January 1, 2006
Zhytomyr Житомир Житомир 275.938
Berdychiv Бердичів Бердичев 83,305
Korosten Коростень Коростень 65,962
Novohrad-Wolynskyi Новоград-Волинський Новоград-Волынский 55,919
Malyn Малин Малин 27,373
Korostyshiv Коростишів Коростышев 25,961
Owlutsch Овруч Овруч 16,910
Radomyshl Радомишль Радомышль 15.173
Baranivka Баранівка Барановка 12,424
Olevsk Олевськ Олевск 10,425
Andrushivka Андрушівка Андрушевка 9,503

Administrative division

The Zhytomyr Oblast is administratively divided into 23 Rajons and 5 cities directly subordinate to the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Berdychiv , Korosten , Malyn , Novohrad-Wolynskyj and the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Zhytomyr .

Zhytomyr Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast
Zhytomyr Oblast Rajons
German name Ukrainian name Administrative center
Andrushivka district Андрушівський район Andruzhivskyj
rajon
Andruschiwka
(city)
Baranivka district Баранівський район
Baraniwskyj rajon
Baranivka
(city)
Berdychiv Raion Бердичівський район
Berdychivskyj rajon
Berdychiv
(city)
Brusyliv district Брусилівський район
Brussyliwskyj rajon
Brusyliv
(urban-type settlement)
Khoroshiw district Хорошівський район
Khoroshiwskyj rajon
Khoroshiw
(urban-type settlement)
Jemilchyn district Ємільчинський район Yemiltschynskyj
rajon
Jemiltschyne
(urban-type settlement)
Korosten district Коростенський район
Korostenskyj rajon
Korosten
(city)
Korostyshiv Raion Коростишівський район
Korostyshivskyj rajon
Korostyshiv
(city)
Ljubar district Любарський район
Ljubarskyj rajon
Ljubar
(urban-type settlement)
Luhyny district Лугинський район
Luhynskyj rajon
Luhyny
(urban-type settlement)
Malyn district Малинський район
Malynskyj rajon
Malyn
(city)
Narodychi Raion Народицький район
Narodyzkyj rajon
Narodychi
(urban-type settlement)
Novohrad-Volynskyi district Новоград-Волинський район
Novohrad-Wolynskyj rajon
Novohrad-Wolynskyj
(city)
Olevsk Raion Олевський район
Olevskyj rajon
Olevsk
(city)
Owrutsch district Овруцький район
Owruzkyj rajon
Owrutsch
(city)
Popilnya district Попільнянський район
Popilnjanskyj rajon
Popilnja
(urban-type settlement)
Radomyshl district Радомишльський район
Radomyschlskyj rajon
Radomyshl
(city)
Romaniv Raion Романівський район
Romaniwskyj rajon
Romaniv
(urban-type settlement)
Ruzhyn district Ружинський район
Ruschynskyj rajon
Ruschyn
(urban-type settlement)
Zhytomyr district Житомирський район
Zhytomyrskyj rajon
Zhytomyr
(city)
Chernyakhiv Raion Черняхівський район
Chernyakhivskyj rajon
Chernyakhiv
(urban-type settlement)
Pulyny district Пулинський район
Pulynskyj rajon
Pulyny
(urban-type settlement)
Chudniv district Чуднівський район
Tschudniwskyj rajon
Tschudniw
(city)

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
year 1989 1990 1995 1998 2001 2005 2008 2012 2014
Residents 1,545,400 1,537,500 1,493,100 1,449,400 1.406.200 1,345,262 1,305,450 1,273,199 1,262,500
nationality Residents 1989 (%) 2001 (%) Change (%)
Ukrainians 1,255,000 84.9 90.3 −3.9%
Russians 68,900 7.9 5.0 −43.3%
Poland 49,000 4.5 3.5 −29.3%
Belarusians 4,900 0.5 0.4 −41.1%
Jews 2,600 1.4 0.2 −87.6%
Moldovans 1,400 0.1 0.1 + 8.6%
German 1,000 0.1 0.1 + 8.6%
native language 2001 (%)
Ukrainian 90.3
Others 9.7

Web links

Commons : Zhytomyr 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/Zhytomyr/
  5. http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Zhytomyr/