Ternopil Oblast
Тернопільська область | |
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Ternopilska oblast[1] | |
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Nickname(s): Тернопілля (Ternopillia), Тернопільщина (Ternopilshchyna),
Галичина (Halychyna) | |
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Coordinates: 49°33′21″N 25°35′33″E / 49.55583°N 25.59250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Administrative center | Ternopil |
Government | |
• Governor | Vyacheslav Nehoda[2] |
• Oblast council | 64 seats |
• Chairperson | Volodymyr Bolyeshchuk |
Area | |
• Total | 13,823 km2 (5,337 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 22nd |
Population (2022)[3] | |
• Total | ![]() |
• Rank | Ranked 21st |
GDP | |
• Total | ₴ 82 billion (€2.120 billion) |
• Per capita | ₴ 79,412 (€2,057) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Postal code | 46-49 |
Area code | +380-35 |
ISO 3166 code | UA-61 |
Raions | 3 |
Cities (total) | 14 |
• Regional cities | 1 |
Urban-type settlements | 17 |
Villages | 1019 |
FIPS 10-4 | UP22 |
Website | www.adm.gov.te.ua |
Ternopil Oblast (Ukrainian: Тернопільська область, romanized: Ternopiľśka oblasť), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna (Ukrainian: Тернопільщина, romanized: Ternopiľščyna) or Ternopillia (Ukrainian: Тернопілля, romanized: Ternopilľa), is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret, a tributary of the Dniester. Population: 1,021,713 (2022 estimate).[3]
One of the natural wonders of the region are its cave complexes.[5] Although Ternopil Oblast is among the smallest regions in Ukraine, over 100 caves have been discovered there.[5] Scientists believe these are only 20% of all possible caves in the region.[5] The biggest cave is Optymistychna Cave.[5] Measuring 267 km (166 mi) in total length, it is the longest cave in Eurasia and the fifth-longest in the world.[5] Twenty percent of the land in the region is chernozem soil.[5]
Among its attractions, Ternopil Oblast has 34 castles.[5] By at least one account, the most prominent is the Zbarazh Castle with fortifications that expand over 16 ha (40 acres) and was the center of a 17th-century standoff between troops of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[5] The Dniester Canyon passes through the oblast; it is considered one of the wonders of Ukraine, stretching for 250 km (160 mi).[5]
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