Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Запорізька область
Zaporizka oblast[1]
Flag of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Coat of arms of Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Nickname: 
Запоріжжя (Zaporizhzhia)
Coordinates: 47°50′N 35°10′E / 47.833°N 35.167°E / 47.833; 35.167
CountryUkraine
Established10 January 1939
Administrative centreZaporizhzhia
Government
 • GovernorIvan Fedorov[2]
 • Oblast council84 seats
 • ChairpersonOlena Zhuk[3]
Area
 • Total27,183 km2 (10,495 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 9th
Population
 (2022)[4]
 • TotalDecrease 1,638,462
 • RankRanked 9th
Gross Regional Product
 • Total₴ 229 billion
(€5.927 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 138,521
(€3,588)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
Area code+380-61
ISO 3166 codeUA-23
Raions5
Cities (total)14
Regional cities5
Urban-type settlements23
Villages920
FIPS 10-4UP26
WebsiteZoda.gov.ua

Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Ukrainian: Запорізька область, romanized: Zaporizka oblast), commonly referred to as Zaporizhzhia (Запоріжжя), is an oblast (region) in south-east Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Zaporizhzhia. The oblast covers an area of 27,183 square kilometres (10,495 sq mi), and has a population of 1,638,462 (2022 estimate).[4]

This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture. Most of the area of the oblast has been under Russian military occupation since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including all of the coast, although the capital and the majority of the population remains under Ukrainian administration.

On 30 September 2022, Russia declared it had annexed the Donetsk (Donetsk People's Republic), Luhansk (Luhansk People's Republic), Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, despite having failed to occupy all of these Ukrainian territories. However, the disputed referendums and subsequent annexations are not internationally recognized.

To the south, Zaporizhzhia Oblast covers roughly 150 kilometres (93 mi) of coastline of the Sea of Azov, as part of a coastal region known as Pryazovia, also including the coastal regions of Kherson Oblast and Donetsk Oblast, to the west and east, respectively.

  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 2020-10-06. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Zelensky replaces Zaporizhzhia Oblast governor". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "For the first time in the history of the Zaporizhhia Regional Council, a woman became its head". Zaporizhzhia Regional Council. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  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.
  5. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".

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