Vynnytsya oblast
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Vinnytsia Oblast Вінницька область Vinnyts’ka oblast’ |
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| Oblast | |||
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| Nickname(s): Вінниччина (Vinnychchyna) | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°56′N 28°41′E / 48.93°N 28.69°ECoordinates: 48°56′N 28°41′E / 48.93°N 28.69°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Administrative center | Vinnytsia | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Valerij Korovij | ||
| • Oblast council | 132 seats | ||
| • Chairperson | Serhij Svytko (People's Movement of Ukraine) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 26,513 km2 (10,237 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 12th | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 1,610,573 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 21000-23999 | ||
| Area code | +380-43 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | UA-05 | ||
| Raions | 27 | ||
| Cities (total) | 18 | ||
| • Regional cities | 6 | ||
| Urban-type settlements | 29 | ||
| Villages | 1466 | ||
| FIPS 10-4 | UP23 | ||
| Website | www.vin.gov.ua | ||
Vinnytsia Oblast (Ukrainian: Вінницька область, translit. Vinnyts’ka oblast’; also referred to as Vinnychchyna - Ukrainian: Вінниччина) is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. Population: 1,610,573 (2015 est.)
Vinnytsia Oblast, first established on February 27, 1932, originally comprised raions (regions) of the following former okruhas of Ukraine (districts of the Soviet Ukraine):
In 1935 bordering territories of the oblast were transformed into Soviet border districts: Shepetivka Okrug, Proskuriv Okrug, and Kamianets Okrug. In 1937 the Kamianets Oblast, based on the border districts, was formed (it later became Khmelnytsky Oblast).
During World War II the occupying Axis powers split the territory of Vinnytsia Oblast between the General District Shitomir (Zhytomyr in Reichskommissariat Ukraine) and the Transnistria Governorate of the Kingdom of Romania. In October 1941 the Romanians established a camp on the Vapniarka site and detained many Jews there in very bad conditions.
The oblast is located in the central part of the Right Bank Ukraine and borders on seven administrative oblasts of Ukraine. In the southwest of the oblast along the Dniester river passes a 202 km long section of the state border with Moldova.
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