Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Дніпропетровська область
Dnipropetrovska oblast[1]
Coat of arms of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 48°23′N 34°43′E / 48.39°N 34.71°E / 48.39; 34.71
Country Ukraine
Established27 February 1932
Administrative centerDnipro
Largest citiesDnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol
Government
 • GovernorSerhiy Lysak[2]
 • Oblast council120 seats
 • ChairpersonMykola Lukashuk[3]
Area
 • Total
31,974 km2 (12,345 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 2nd
Population
 (2022)[4]
 • Total
Decrease 3,096,485
Demographics
 • Official language(s)Ukrainian
GDP
 • Total₴ 582 billion
(€15.1 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 186,697
(€4,800)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
49-53xxx
Area code+380-56
ISO 3166 codeUA-12
Vehicle registrationAE, КЕ
Raions22
Cities (total)20
• Regional cities18
Urban-type settlements46
Villages1369
HDI (2022)0.741[6]
high
FIPS 10-4UP04
Website

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровська область, romanizedDnipropetrovska oblast), is an oblast (province) in simultaneously southern, eastern and central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a population of about 3,096,485 (2022 estimate),[4] approximately 80% of whom live centering on administrative centers: Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol and Pavlohrad. The Dnieper River runs through the oblast.

  1. ^ Syvak, Nina; Ponomarenko, Valerii; Khodzinska, Olha; Lakeichuk, Iryna (2011). Veklych, Lesia (ed.). Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use (PDF). Scientific consultant Iryna Rudenko; reviewed by Nataliia Kizilowa; translated by Olha Khodzinska. Kyiv: DerzhHeoKadastr and Kartographia. p. 20. ISBN 978-966-475-839-7. Retrieved 6 October 2020 – via United Nations Statistics Division.
  2. ^ Zelenskyy appoints three chairmen of Oblast Military Administrations, Ukrainska Pravda (7 February 2023)
  3. ^ Дніпропетровську облраду очолив земляк Зеленського [The Dnipropetrovsk regional council was headed by Zelensky's compatriot]. Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  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.
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  6. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.