'Khmelnytskyi Oblast' () is an
oblast (province) of western
Ukraine. The
administrative center of the oblast is the city of
Khmelnytskyi.
The current estimated population is around 1,401,140 (as of
2004).
Geography
Khmelnytskyi Oblast has a total area of 20,600 km² (3.4% of the total area of Ukraine) is located between 48°27' and 50°37' north latitude and between 26°09' and 27°56' east longitude. It is 220 km long when measured from north to south, and is 120 km in length when measured from east to west. The oblast borders the
Rivne Oblast to the northwest, the
Zhytomyr Oblast to the northeast, the
Vinnytsia Oblast to the east, the
Chernivtsi Oblast to the south, and the
Ternopil Oblast to the west.
Elevations
The
Podillia highland (270—370 meters above
sea-level) occupies the central area of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The northwestern areas of the oblast are part of the
Volyn highland (highest point — 329 m above sea-level), while to the north, the oblast claims a part of the historic region of
Polissia (highest point — 200-250 m above sea-level). The southwestern territory of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast is crossed by the
Tovtry range (,
translit. ''Tovtryi kryazh''), which includes Mount
Velyka Buhaikha (), the highest point of oblast at 409 m above sea-level. The extreme south of the oblast has a surface with the canyon-like river valleys. The
Dneister Reservoir located there is the lowest point of the oblast (121 m above sea-level) .
Rivers and Lakes
There are 120 rivers with a length of 10 km or more in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The largest of these are the
Dniester River (which flows for 160 km within the oblast), as well as its
tributaries:
Smotrych,
Ushytsia, and the
Zbruch — and the
Southern Buh River (which flows for 120 km within the oblast), as well as its tributaries:
Buzhok,
Ikva, and
Vovk. The rivers of the Dnieper River's basin —
Horyn,
Khmora, and
Sluch Rivers also run through the oblast. The oblast's lakes are located mostly in basin of the Horyn River. The largest reservoir in the oblast is the Dniester Reservoir.
There are 1858 ponds and/or reservoirs in the oblast. The largest of these include Shchedrivske (with a surface area of 12.58 km²), Novostavske (with a surface area of 11.68 km²), and Kuzmynske (with a surface area of 7.65 km²).
History
Khmelnytskyi Oblast was created on
September 22,
1937 as the Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast (,
translit., ''Kamyanets-Podil'ska oblast’''). In
March of
1941 the administrative center of the oblast was moved from
Kamianets-Podilskyi to the city of Proskuriv (''now
Khmelnytskyi''). In
1954, Proskuriv was renamed Khmelnytskyi, and soon afterward, the oblast was renamed to Khmelnytskyi Oblast.
Administrative divisions
The oblast is subdivided into 20
raions (''administrative districts''). It consists of 6 municipalities,
13 cities,
24 towns, and more than 1,417 villages.
The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of Kiev Oblast:
★ Administrative Center - 1 (
Khmelnytskyi)
★
Raions — 20;
★ City raions — 0;
★ Settlements — 1452, including:
★
★
Villages — 1415;
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★ Cities/Towns — 37, including:
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★
★
Urban-type settlement — 24;
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★
★ Cities — 13, including:
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★
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★ Cities of oblast' subordinance — 6;
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★ Cities of raion subordinance — 7;
★
Selsovets — 568.
The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Kiev Oblast Rada. The governer of the oblast' is the Kiev Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the
President of Ukraine.
The beginning of city's main street, ''Proskurivska street'' in Khmelnytskyi.
Raions
Municipalities
★
Kamianets-Podilskyi
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Khmelnytskyi
★
Netishyn
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Shepetivka
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Slavuta
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Starokostiantyniv
Cities
Towns
Demographics
Khmelnytskyi Oblast's population is 1,401,140 as of
January 1,
2004. As of 2002, the oblast ranks 13th by population in Ukraine. The population density is 69.5/km².
Pensioners make up 453,800 thousand people or 31,7% of population. The
birth rate per 1,000 residents is 8.3, and the
death rate — per 1000 residents – 16.1.
[1] The urban population, according to the
2001 Ukrainian Census data, accounted for 729,600 people, or 51%, and the rural population — for 701,200 people, or 49%.
[2]
According to the data, the number of men accounted for 659,900 people, or 46.1%, that of women — 770,900 people, or 53.9%.
Economy
The economy of the oblast mostly deals with the
energy industry,
transport and
agriculture. The oblast is situated at a historical crossroad of the
railway and
highway routes connecting
Central Europe to
Black Sea coast and
Russia (with city of
Shepetivka being the most important railway junction). The ''Khmelnyts’ka'' nuclear power plant in the city of
Netishyn is the most important industrial company of the oblast. Notable
machinery,
armament and
chemical industries are also present.
Nomenclature
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their
capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (,
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: ''Khmelnytskyi'' is the center of the ''Khmelnyts’ka oblast’'' (Khmelnytskyi Oblast).
See also
★
Subdivisions of Ukraine
★
Podolia
References
:'Inline'
1. Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - Khmelnytsky Region URL accessed on November 26, 2006
2. Ukrcensus.gov.ua - Khmel'nyts'kyi region region URL accessed on January 11, 2007
★
Information Card of the Region - Official site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
External links
★
adm-km.gov.ua - Official website of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Administration
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