Luhanska Oblast
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Luhansk Oblast Луганська область Luhans’ka oblast’ |
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| Oblast | |||
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| Nickname(s): Eastern gate of Ukraine, dawn of Ukraine, Luhanshchyna, Luhan' | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°55′N 39°01′E / 48.92°N 39.02°ECoordinates: 48°55′N 39°01′E / 48.92°N 39.02°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Established | June 3, 1938 | ||
| Administrative center |
Luhansk (de jure) Sievierodonetsk (de facto) |
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Yuriy Harbuz (Petro Poroshenko Bloc) | ||
| • Oblast council | 124 seats | ||
| • Chairperson | Valerij Holenko (Party of Regions) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 26,684 km2 (10,303 sq mi) | ||
| Population (September 1, 2014) | |||
| • Total |
 2,239,500 |
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| • Rank | Ranked 7th | ||
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| • Official language(s) | Ukrainian, Russian | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | ? | ||
| Area code | +380-64 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-09 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BB | ||
| Raions | 18 | ||
| Cities (total) | 37 | ||
| • Regional cities | 14 | ||
| Urban-type settlements | 109 | ||
| Villages | 792 | ||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP14 | ||
| Website |
loga.gov.ua oblrada.lg.ua |
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Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, translit. Luhanśka oblastj, Russian: Луганская область, translit. Luganskaja oblastj; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast (until 1958 and again 1970 to 1990) in honor of Kliment Voroshilov. Its population is 2,256,551 (2013 est.).
Important cities within the oblast include Alchevsk, Antratsyt, Brianka, Kirovsk, Krasnyi Luch, Krasnodon, Lysychansk, Luhansk, Pervomaisk, Rovenky, Rubizhne, Sverdlovsk, Sievierodonetsk, Stakhanov.
The War in Donbass caused the administrative center of the oblast to be relocated to Sievierodonetsk.
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