Mykolaiv Oblast
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Mykolaiv Oblast Миколаївська область Mykolayivs’ka oblast’ |
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| Oblast | |||
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| Nickname(s): Миколаївщина (Mykolayivschyna) | |||
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| Coordinates: 47°26′N 31°48′E / 47.43°N 31.8°ECoordinates: 47°26′N 31°48′E / 47.43°N 31.8°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Administrative center | Mykolaiv | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Oleksiy Savchenko (Petro Poroshenko Bloc) | ||
| • Oblast council | 90 seats | ||
| • Chairperson | Victoria Moskalenko (Petro Poroshenko Bloc) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24,598 km2 (9,497 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 14th | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total |
 1,164,342 |
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| • Rank | Ranked 18th | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 54000-56999 | ||
| Area code | +380-51 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-48 | ||
| Raions | 19 | ||
| Cities (total) | 10 | ||
| • Regional cities | 5 | ||
| Urban-type settlements | 17 | ||
| Villages | 820 | ||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP16 | ||
| Website |
www.mykolayiv-oda.gov.ua www.kmu.gov.ua |
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Mykolaiv Oblast (Ukrainian: Миколаївська область, Mykolajivśka oblasť'; also referred to as Mykolayivshchyna - Ukrainian: Миколаївщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolaiv. Population: 1,164,342 (2015 est.)
The Mykolaiv Oblast is located in the southern half of Ukraine. Its area (24,600 km²), comprises about 4.07% of the total area of Ukraine.
The Mykolaiv Oblast borders upon the Odessa Oblast in the west-southwest, the Kirovohrad Oblast in the north, the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in the northeast, and the Kherson Oblast on the southeast.
To the south the oblast is also bordered by the Black Sea. Along the coast there are several ports and the Mykolaiv International Airport.
The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine or Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine.
The current estimated population is 1.2 million people (as of 2005). The greater part of the oblast's population resides in urban type settlements (66%), with the remainder residing in agricultural areas. Also, almost 60% of the urban population resides in Mykolayiv, the industrial, cultural and administrative center of Mykolayiv Oblast.
The oblast's population density is one of the lowest in Ukraine – 52 people per 1 km². The oblast' is ranked 18 by the percentage of the population of Ukraine, that the Mykolaiv Oblast contain, which os 2.6%.
Mykolaiv Oblast formed in September 1937. It is subdivided into 19 raions (administrative districts), and 4 municipalities (misto) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government.
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