Poltava Oblast

Poltava Oblast
Полтавська область
Poltavska oblast[1]
Nickname: 
Полтавщина (Poltavshchyna)
Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E / 49.58944; 34.55139
Country Ukraine
Administrative centerPoltava
Government
 • GovernorFilip Pronin[2]
 • Oblast council84 seats
 • ChairpersonOleksandr Bilenky
Area
 • Total
28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 6th
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
Decrease 1,352,283
 • RankRanked 12th
GDP
 • Total₴ 267 billion
(€6.9 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 195,825
(€5,100)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
Area code+380-53
ISO 3166 codeUA-53
Vehicle registrationВІ, НІ
Raions4
Cities (total)15
HDI (2022)0.727[5]
high
FIPS 10-4UP18
Websiteoblrada-pl.gov.ua

Poltava Oblast (Ukrainian: Полтавська область, romanizedPoltavska oblast), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (Ukrainian: Полтавщина), is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was part of the southern regions of the Cossack Hetmanate. Population: 1,352,283 (2022 estimate).[3]

Three other important cities in the oblast are Horishni Plavni, Kremenchuk, and Lubny.

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