Zhytomyr Oblast

Coordinates: 50°39′N 28°31′E / 50.65°N 28.52°E / 50.65; 28.52
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Zhytomyr Oblast
Житомирська область
Oblast
Zhytomyrska oblast[1]
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Websiteoda.zht.gov.ua
"Volga Blue Granite" (anorthosite), a popular decorative stone quarried between the cities of Korosten and Zhytomyr, central Zhytomyr Oblast.
Centre of Zhytomyr at night

Zhytomyr Oblast (

administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately 1,179,032 (2022 estimate).[4]

History

The oblast was created as part of the

border okrugs of Kyiv Oblast
– Korosten Okrug and Novohrad-Volynsky Okrug.

The oblast covers territories of the historic regions of Polesia, Volhynia, and Podolia, which are reflected on the oblast's coat of arms.

Before the 18th century the bigger half of the oblast belonged to the

treaty of Andrusovo, the city of Zhytomyr (Polish
: Zytomierz) continued to act as an administrative center of the Kyiv Voivodeship.

Following the

Volhynian Governorate and the city of Zviahel
which was renamed as Novohrad-Volynskyi (Russian: Novograd-Volynskiy) became its administrative center. Later the administrative center was transferred to the bigger city of Zhytomyr (Russian: Zhitomir).

During the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian troops partly occupied the region.[6] They were completely repulsed when the Narodychi settlement hromada [be; uk] (where Russian forces had been dug in from the opening of the offensive in late February 2022) was declared liberated on 4 April 2022.[6]

Geography

The total area of Zhytomyr Oblast is 29,832 km2 (11,518 sq mi).

Among the points of interest it is important to mention the following sites that were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:

The

Olga Bogomolets.[7]

Population

The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,268,903 (as of 2013). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of the

Polish minority in Ukraine
, which numbers 49,000 locally.

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.8% Increase (male 103,194/female 97,617)
15-64 years: 68.1% Decrease (male 420,285/female 444,803)
65 years and over: 16.1% Decrease (male 65,301/female 138,472) (2013 official)

Median age

total: 39.4 years Increase
male: 36.1 years Increase
female: 42.6 years Increase (2013 official)

Economy

The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with

machinery
manufacturing.

The northern part of the province is highly affected by the

Chernobyl zone
, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Zhytomyr Oblast

Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 4 raions (districts).

The districts of Zhytomyr oblast include:

Important cities and settlements

Detailed map of Zhytomyr Oblast.

List of biggest populated places of Zhytomyr Oblast with population in thousands:

Nomenclature

See also: Romanization of Ukrainian

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: Zhytomyr is the center of the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast' (Zhytomyr 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna.

Gallery

  • Centre of Zhytomyr
    Centre of Zhytomyr
  • Headquarters of the oblast administration in Zhytomyr
    Headquarters of the oblast administration in Zhytomyr
  • Kourgan
    Kourgan
  • Mineralogical museum
    Mineralogical museum
  • art museum in Kmutiv
    art museum in Kmutiv

References

  1. ISBN 978-966-475-839-7. Retrieved 2020-10-06 – via United Nations Statistics Division
    .
  2. ^ Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced new Zhytomyr RSA Head Vitaliy Bunechko Office of the President of Ukraine (12 August 2019)
  3. ^ Oblast Council website
  4. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".
  6. ^
    Ukrayinska Pravda
    (4 April 2022)
  7. ^ Богомолець. О. "Замок-музей Радомисль на Шляху Королів Via Regia". — Київ, 2013
  8. ^ "Сергей Виленский: бизнесмен и основатель компании «РесурсТранс» и холдинга «Ресурс Групп»". Клерк (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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