Chernivtsi Oblast
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Chernivtsi Oblast Чернівецька область (Ukrainian) Chernivets’ka oblast’ Regiunea Cernăuți (Romanian) |
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| Coordinates: 48°17′N 26°01′E / 48.28°N 26.01°ECoordinates: 48°17′N 26°01′E / 48.28°N 26.01°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Established | August 9, 1940 | ||
| Administrative center | Chernivtsi | ||
| Largest cities | Chernivtsi, Novodnistrovsk | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Oleksandr Fyshchuk | ||
| • Oblast council | 104 seats | ||
| • Chairperson | Mihail Gainiceru | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8,097 km2 (3,126 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 25th | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 904,423 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 26th | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | ||
| • Annual growth | -0.4%% | ||
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| • Official language(s) | Ukrainian | ||
| • Average salary | UAH 785 (2006) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 58-60xxx | ||
| Area code | +380-37 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-77 | ||
| Vehicle registration | СЕ | ||
| Raions | 11 | ||
| Cities (total) | 11 | ||
| • Regional cities | 2 | ||
| Urban-type settlements | 8 | ||
| Villages | 398 | ||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP03 | ||
| Website |
www.oda.cv.ua www.rada.gov.ua |
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| Largest settlements in the region | ||||||
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| # | City | Population | ||||
| 1 | Chernivtsi | 240,621 (2001) | ||||
| 2 | Storozhynets | 14,693 (2001) | ||||
| 3 | Khotyn | 11,216 (2001) | ||||
| 4 | Novodnistrovsk | 10,342 (2001) | ||||
| 5 | Sokyriany | 10,258 (2001) | ||||
Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: Чернівецька область, Černivećka oblasť’, Romanian: Regiunea Cernăuți) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern part of the region of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldova. The oblast is also the smallest in Ukraine.
The oblast has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers. Its capital is the city Chernivtsi. The region has a population (as of 1 May 2004[update]) of 913,275 and spans 8,100 km².
Chernivtsi Oblast covers an area of 8,097 km². It is the smallest oblast in Ukraine, representing 1.3% of Ukrainian territory.
In the oblast there are 75 rivers longer than 10 kilometers. The largest rivers are the Dnister (290 km), Prut (128 km) and Siret (113 km).
The oblast covers three geographic zones: a forest steppe region between Prut and Dnister rivers, a foothill region between the Carpathian Mountains and Prut river, and a mountain region known as the Bukovinian part of the Carpathian Mountains.
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