Zhytomyr Oblast
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Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast
Administrative divisions of Ukraine
Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts , one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status".- Overview :...

 (province) of northern Ukraine
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. The administrative center
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 of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr
Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...

.

History

The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937.

The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia
Polesia
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 Polissia).

Geography

The total area of the Zhytomyr Oblast encompasses 29832 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
Seven Wonders of Ukraine
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  • Church of Saint Basil the Great (Ovruch
    Ovruch
    Ovruch is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Ovruch Raion . The current estimated population is around 17,000 . It is home to Ovruch air base....

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  • Stone village state preserve
  • Korolev Memorial Astronautical Museum

Population

The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,328,158 (as of 2006). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of Polish minority in Ukraine
Polish minority in Ukraine
The Polish minority in Ukraine officially numbers about 144,130 , of whom 21,094 speak Polish as their first language. The history of Polish settlement in current territory of Ukraine dates back to 1030–31...

, which is numbered there at 49,000.

Economy

The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining
Mining
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 of granite and other construction stone
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, forestry
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, agriculture
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 and various machinery manufacturing.

The northern part of the province is highly affected by the Chernobyl disaster
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: some of the town
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s and raion
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s are devastated and are included in the Chernobyl zone
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, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture.

Administrative divisions

The Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 23 raion
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), and 5 of its cities are designated as separate raions within the oblast.

The districts of the Zhytomyr oblast include:
  • Andrushivka Raion
    Andrushivka Raion
    Andrushivka Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Andrushivka. The raion covers an area of 960.11 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 34,934 people....

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     Andrushivs’kyi raion)
  • Baranivka Raion
    Baranivka Raion
    Baranivka Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Baranivka. The raion covers an area of 1000 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 42,132 people....

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     Baranivs’kyi raion)
  • Berdychiv City 
  • Berdychiv Raion
    Berdychiv Raion
    Berdychiv Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Berdychiv. The raion covers an area of 865.2 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 29,551 people....

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     Berdychivs’kyi raion)
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     Brusylivs’kyi raion)
  • Cherniakhiv Raion
    Cherniakhiv
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     Cherniakhivs’kyi raion)
  • Chervonoarmiisk Raion
    Chervonoarmiisk
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     Chervonoarmiis’kyi raion)
  • Chudniv Raion
    Chudniv Raion
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     Chudnivs’kyi raion)
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     Korosten’)
  • Korosten Raion
    Korosten Raion
    Korosten Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Korosten. The raion covers an area of 1764 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 28,729 people....

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     Korostens’kyi raion)
  • Korostyshiv Raion
    Korostyshiv Raion
    Korostyshiv Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Korostyshiv. The raion covers an area of 973.9 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 41,115 people....

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     Korostyshivs’kyi raion)
  • Luhyny Raion
    Luhyny Raion
    Luhyny Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Luhyny. The raion covers an area of 994 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 17,417 people....

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     Luhyns’kyi raion)
  • Liubar Raion
    Liubar Raion
    Liubar Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Liubar. The raion covers an area of 757 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 28,201 people....

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     Liubars’kyi raion)
  • Malyn City
    Malyn
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  • Malyn Raion
    Malyn Raion
    Malyn Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Malyn. The raion covers an area of 1406 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 20,020 people....

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     Malyns’kyi raion)
  • Narodychi Raion
    Narodychi Raion
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     Narodyts’kyi raion)
  • Novohrad-Volynskyi City
    Novohrad-Volynskyi
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     Novohrad-Volyns’kyi)
  • Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion
    Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion
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     Novohrad-Volyns’kyi raion)
  • Olevsk Raion
    Olevsk Raion
    Olevsk Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Olevsk. The raion covers an area of 2248 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 42,176 people....

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     Olevs’kyi raion)
  • Ovruch Raion
    Ovruch Raion
    Ovruch Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Ovruch. The raion covers an area of 3222 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 59,856 people....

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     Ovruts’kyi raion)
  • Popilnia Raion
    Popilnia Raion
    Popilnia Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Popilnia. The raion covers an area of 1037 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 33,345 people....

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     Popil’nians’kyi raion)
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     Radomyshl’s’kyi raion)
  • Romaniv Raion
    Romaniv Raion
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     Romanivs’kyi raion)
  • Ruzhyn Raion
    Ruzhyn Raion
    Ruzhyn Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Ruzhyn. The raion covers an area of 1002 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 28,880 people....

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     Ruzhyns’kyi raion)
  • Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion
    Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion
    Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Ruzhyn. The raion covers an area of 869.8 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 35,757 people....

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     Volodars’ko-Volyns’kyi raion)
  • Yemilchyne Raion
    Yemilchyne Raion
    Yemilchyne Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Yemilchyne. The raion covers an area of 2112 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 35,314 people....

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     Emil’chyns’kyi raion)
  • Zhytomyr City
    Zhytomyr
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  • Zhytomyr Raion
    Zhytomyr Raion
    Zhytomyr Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr. The raion covers an area of 1441 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 69,819 people....

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     Zhytomyrs’kyi raion)

Important cities

Important cities of Zhytomyr Oblast include:
  • Baranivka
    Baranivka
    Baranivka is a town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The population as of 2001 is 12,584. Contained within the territory of the town, at the village Baranivka, is a geographical point of the Struve Geodetic Arc. The name, nivka, from the old Slavic language means swamp, and from eastern Slavic, ivka,...

  • Berdychiv
    Berdychiv
    Berdychiv is a historic city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Berdychiv Raion , the city itself is of direct oblast subordinance, and is located south of the oblast capital, Zhytomyr, at around .The current estimated population is around...

  • Korosten
    Korosten
    Korosten is a historic city and a large railway node in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Korosten Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the Uzh River.The city was founded over a...

  • Malyn
    Malyn
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  • Novohrad-Volynskyi
    Novohrad-Volynskyi
    Novohrad-Volynskyi is a city in the Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine...

  • Zhytomyr
    Zhytomyr
    Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...


Nomenclature

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 oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative
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, formed by adding a feminine suffix
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to the name of respective center city: Zhytomyr is the center of the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast (Lviv 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna.
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