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Chernivtsi oblast

Chernivtsi Oblast
Чернівецька область (Ukrainian)
Chernivets’ka oblast’
Regiunea Cernăuți (Romanian)
Oblast
Flag of Chernivtsi Oblast
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Coat of arms of Chernivtsi Oblast
Coat of arms
Chernivtsi in Ukraine.svg
Coordinates: 48°17′N 26°01′E / 48.28°N 26.01°E / 48.28; 26.01Coordinates: 48°17′N 26°01′E / 48.28°N 26.01°E / 48.28; 26.01
Country  Ukraine
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%%
Demographics
 • 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
Largest settlements in the region
# 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) 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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