Sumy Oblast

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Sumy Oblast
Сумська область / Sumska oblast
Coat of arms of Sumy Oblast Flag of Sumy Oblast
Basic data
Oblast center : Sumy
Official languages : Ukrainian
Residents : 1,133,000 (2014)
Population density : 47.54 inhabitants per km²
in cities : 65.3%
Area : 23,834 km²
KOATUU : 5900000000
License plate : BM, HM
Administrative division
Rajons : 18th
Cities : 15th
managed by Oblast: 7th
administered by Rajon: 8th
Stadtrajone : 2
Urban-type settlements : 20th
Villages: 1,423
Settlements : 56
Contact
Address: пл. Незалежності 2
40030 м. Суми
Website: Official website
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The Sumy Oblast ( Ukrainian Сумська область Sumska oblast ; Russian Сумская область Sumskaja oblast ) is one of 25 administrative units ( oblasts of Ukraine ) in northeastern Ukraine . It has around 1.13 million inhabitants (2014). The oblast borders Russia to the north and east (with the Oblasts of Brjansk , Kursk and Belgorod ). The western border lies on the Chernihiv Oblast ; the Desna separates the border in the northern part. In the south, Sumy Oblast borders the Poltava and Kharkiv Oblasts .

Biggest cities

The capital of Sumy Oblast is the city of the same name, Sumy .

city Ukrainian name Russian name Resident
January 1, 2006
Sumy Суми Сумы 279.911
Konotop Конотоп Конотоп 90.713
Shostka Шостка Шостка 83,418
Okhtyrka Охтирка Ахтырка 49,541
Romny Ромни Ромны 47.184
Hluchiw Глухів Глухов 35,885
Lebedyn Лебедин Лебедин 27,145
Krolevets Кролевець Кролевец 24,243
Trostyanets Тростянець Тростянец 22,173
Bilopillja Білопілля Белополье 17,541
Putywl Путивль Путивль 16,685
Buryn Буринь Бурынь 10,496
Krasnopillja Краснопілля Краснополье 8,544
Worozhba Ворожба Ворожба 7,959
Voronian Вороніж Воронеж 7,363
Swessa Свеса Свесса 7,245
Seredyna-Buda Середина-Буда Середина-Буда 7,231

Administrative division

The Sumy Oblast is administratively divided into 18 Rajons and 7 cities directly subordinate to the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Ochtyrka , Hluchiw , Konotop , Lebedyn , Romny and Shostka as well as the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Sumy .

Sumy Oblast Rajons and their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast

Sumy Oblast is divided into 18 Rajons:

Rajon Administrative headquarters surface
German name Ukrainian name transcription km²
Bilopillia district Білопільський район
Bilopilskyj rajon 		Bilopillja
(city) 		1,443
Buryn district Буринський район
Burynskyj rajon 		Buryn
(city) 		1.104
Hlukhiv district Глухівський район
Hluchiwskyj rajon 		Hluchiw
(city) 		1,661
Jampil district Ямпільський район
Jampilskyj rajon 		Jampil
(urban-type settlement) 		943
Rajon Konotop Конотопський район
Konotopskyj rajon 		Konotop
(city) 		1,667
Krasnopillja district Краснопільський район
Krasnopilskyj rajon 		Krasnopillja
(urban-type settlement) 		1,351
Krolevets Raion Кролевецький район Krolewetskyj
rajon 		Krolevets
(city) 		1,284
Lebedyn district Лебединський район
Lebedynskyj rajon 		Lebedyn
(city) 		1,542
Lypowa Dolyna district Липоводолинський район
Lypowodolynskyj rajon 		Lypowa Dolyna
(urban-type settlement) 		882
Nedryhajliw district Недригайлівський район
Nedryhajliwskyj rajon 		Nedryhajliw
(urban-type settlement) 		1,036
Okhtyrka district Охтирський район
Ochtyrskyj rajon 		Ochtyrka
(city) 		1,287
Putywl district Путивльський район
Putywlskyj rajon 		Putywl
(city) 		1.103
Romny district Роменський район
Romenskyj rajon 		Romny
(city) 		1,859
Shostka district Шосткинський район
Shostkynskyj rajon 		Shostka
(city) 		1,219
Seredyna-Buda district Середино-Будський район
Seredyno-Budskyj rajon 		Seredyna-Buda
(city) 		1,123
Sumy Raion Сумський район
Sumskyj rajon 		Sumy
(city) 		1,855
Trostyanets district Тростянецький район
Trostyanetskyj rajon 		Trostyanets
(city) 		1,048
Velyka Pyssarivka district Великописарівський район
Velykopyssariwskyj rajon 		Velyka Pyssariwka
(urban-type settlement) 		831

Demographics

Number of inhabitants
year 1989 1990 1995 1998 2001 2005 2008 2012 2014
Residents 1,432,700 1,431,400 1,411,100 1,369,800 1,317,800 1,243,935 1,196,820 1,152,333 1,133,000
nationality Residents 1989 (%) 2001 (%) Change (%)
Ukrainians 1,152,000 85.5 88.8 −5.6%
Russians 121,700 13.3 9.4 -36.0%
Belarusians 4,300 0.4 0.3 −32.7%
native language 1989 (%) 2001 (%)
Ukrainian 78.1 84.0
Russian 21.4 15.6

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/nationality/
  6. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Sumy/