Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast Кіровоградська область Kirovohrads’ka oblast’
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradschyna)
Location of Kirovohrad Oblast (red) within Ukraine (blue)
Country	Ukraine
Admin. center	Kirovohrad
Government
• Governor	Serhiy Larin (Party of Regions)
• Oblast council
• Chairperson	Mykola Sukhomlyn
Area
• Total	24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 15th
Population (2006)
• Total	1,057,951
• Rank	Ranked 25th
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	25000-27999
Area code	+380-52
ISO 3166 code	UA-35
Raions	21
Cities of oblast subordinance	4
Cities (total)	12
Towns	26
Villages	1015
FIPS 10-4	UP10
Website	www.kr-admin.gov.ua

Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, translit. Kirovohrads’ka oblast’; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna - Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.

Geography

The area of the province is 24,600 km² (9,498.11 sq mi), its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.1 million.

The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939.

Between 1752 and 1764, the Kirovohrad Oblast was a territory of Imperial Russia named Nova Serbia, and existed in this area with an administrative seat in Novomyrhorod.

Points of interest

The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

• Khutir Nadia
• Saint Elizabeth fortress
• Oblast art museum

Subdivisions

The Kirovohrad Oblast is administratively subdivided into 21 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Oleksandriia, Svitlovodsk, Znamianka, and the administrative center of the oblast, Kirovohrad.

Raions of the Kirovohrad Oblast

	In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
	Bobrynetskyi Raion	Бобринецький район Bobrynets'kyi raion	Bobrynets (City)
	Dobrovelychkivskyi Raion	Добровеличківський район Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion	Dobrovelychkivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Dolynskyi Raion	Долинський район Dolyns'kyi raion	Dolynska (City)
	Haivoronskyi Raion	Гайворонський район Haivorons'kyi raion	Haivoron (City)
	Holovanivskyi Raion	Голованівський район Holovanivs'kyi raion	Holovanivsk (Urban-type settlement)
	Kirovohradskyi Raion	Кіровоградський район Kirovohrads'kyi raion	Kirovohrad (City)
	Kompaniivskyi Raion	Компаніївський район Kompaniyivs'kyi raion	Kompaniivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Malovyskivskyi Raion	Маловисківський район Malovyskivs'kyi raion	Mala Vyska (City)
	Novhorodkivskyi Raion	Новгородківський район Novhorodkivs'kyi raion	Novhorodka (Urban-type settlement)
	Novoarkhanhelskyi Raion	Новоархангельський район Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion	Novoarkhanhelsk (Urban-type settlement)
	Novomyrhorodskyi Raion	Новомиргородський район Novomyrhorods'kyi raion	Novomyrhorod (City)
	Novoukrainskyi Raion	Новоукраїнський район Novoukrains'kyi raion	Novoukrainka (City)
	Oleksandrivskyi Raion	Олександрівський район Oleksandrivs'kyi raion	Oleksandrivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Oleksandriyskyi Raion	Олександрійський район Oleksandriys'kyi raion	Oleksandriia (City)
	Onufriivskyi Raion	Онуфріївський район Onufriyivs'kyi raion	Onufriivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Petrivskyi Raion	Петрівський район Petrivs'kyi raion	Petrove (Urban-type settlement)
	Svitlovodskyi Raion	Світловодський район Svitlovods'kyi raion	Svitlovodsk (City)
	Ulianovskyi Raion	Ульяновський район Ul'yanovs'kyi raion	Ulianovka (City)
	Ustynivskyi Raion	Устинівський район Ustynivs'kyi raion	Ustynivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Vilshanskyi Raion	Вільшанський район Vilshans'kyi raion	Vilshanka (Urban-type settlement)
	Znamianskyi Raion	Знам'янський район Znamyans'kyi raion	Znamianka (City)

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Kirovohrad is the center of the Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ (Kirovohrad Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Kirovohrad Oblast, Kirovohradshchyna.

See also: Romanization of Ukrainian

See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine

External links

• Kirovohrad Oblast Administration website (Ukrainian)
• Kirovohrad Web Directory (Ukrainian)/(Russian)
• Kirovohrad Daily News (Ukrainian)/(Russian)
• Kirovohrad Region Information of MFA of Ukraine (English)/(Ukrainian)