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Zaporizhia Oblast
	Zaporizhia Oblast; Запорізька область; Zaporiz'ka oblast’
Flag	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Запоріжжя (Ukrainian); Zaporizhzhya (transliteration)
	; Location of Zaporizhia Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue).
Administrative center	Zaporizhia
Largest cities
Governor	Starukh (Our Ukraine)
Oblast council
– Chairman	Oleksandr Nefodorov (Party of Regions)
– № of seats	?
Established
Subdivisions
– Raions	20
– Cities of oblast subordinance	5
– Cities (total)	14
– Towns	23
– Villages	920
Area	Ranked 9th
– Total	27,180 km²
– Land	? km²
– Water	? (?%)
Population	Ranked 9th
– Total (2005)	1,877,200
– Density	70.84 p/ km²
– Average salary	UAH ? (?%)
Time zone	EET +2
– Summer (DST)	EEST +3
	Abbreviations
– Postal code	?
– ISO 3166-2	UA-23
– FIPS 10-4	UP26
– Telephone code	+380-61
– Licence plate
Official website	www.zoda.gov.ua
Verkhovna Rada site

Zaporizhia Oblast (Ukrainian: Запорізька область, translit. Zaporiz'ka oblast’; also referred to as Zaporizhzhya - Ukrainian: Запоріжжя) is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.

This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.

[edit] Geography

The area of the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million.

Important cities include:

Berdiansk
Enerhodar - home for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Melitopol
Zaporizhia

[edit] History

The Zaporizhia Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939.

The territory of the oblast came under the dominion of the Golden Horde after the fall of Kievan Rus'. The steppes off of the Dnieper River were subsequently ruled by the Crimean Khanate, beginning in 1445.

From the 15th century to the 18th century, the northern parts of the province belonged to the Zaporizhian Sich - a self-governed military republic of the Ukrainian Kozaks.

[edit] Points of Interest

The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

Kamyana Mohyla, prehistoric "Stone Tomb" site (museum-preserve)
Khortytsia
DniproHES

[edit] Subdivisions

The Zaporizhia Oblast is administratively subdivided into 20 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Melitopol, Tokmak, and the administrative center of the oblast, Zaporizhia.

Raions of the Zaporizhia Oblast
In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
Berdianskyi Raion	Бердянський район Berdians'kyi raion	Berdiansk (City)
Chernihivskyi Raion	Чернігівський район Chernihivs'kyi raion	Chernihivka (Urban-type settlement)
Huliaipilskyi Raion	Гуляйпільський район Huliaipils'kyi raion	Huliaipole (City)
Kamyansko-Dniprovskyi Raion	Кам'янсько-Дніпровський район Kamyans'ko-Dniprovs'kyi raion	Kamyanka-Dniprovska (City)
Kuibyshevskyi Raion	Куйбишевський район Kuibyshevs'kyi raion	Kuibysheve (Urban-type settlement)
Melitopolskyi Raion	Мелітопольський район Hertsayivs'kyi raion	Melitopol (City)
Mykhailivskyi Raion	Михайлівський район Mykhailivs'kyi raion	Mykhailivka (Urban-type settlement)
Novomykolaivskyi Raion	Новомиколаївський район Novomykolayivs'kyi raion	Novomykolaivka (Urban-type settlement)
Orikhivskyi Raion	Оріхівський район Orikhivs'kyi raion	Orikhiv (City)
Polohivskyi Raion	Пологівський район Polohivs'kyi raion	Polohy (City)
Pryazovskyi Raion	Приазовський район Pry-azovs'kyi raion	Pryazovske (Urban-type settlement)
Prymorskyi Raion	Приморський район Prymors'kyi raion	Prymorsk (City)
Rozivskyi Raion	Розівський район Rozivs'kyi raion	Rozivka (Urban-type settlement)
Tokmatskyi Raion	Токмацький район Tokmats'kyi raion	Tokmak (City)
Vasylivskyi Raion	Василівський район Vasylivs'kyi raion	Vasylivka (City)
Velykobilozerskyi Raion	Великобілозерський район Velykobilozers'kyi raion	Velyka Bilozerka (Village)
Veselivskyi Raion	Веселівський район Veselivs'kyi raion	Vesele (Urban-type settlement)
Vilnianskyi Raion	Вільнянський район Vilnians'kyi raion	Vilniansk (City)
Zaporizkyi Raion	Запорізький район Zaporiz'kyi raion	Zaporizhia (City)

[edit] See also

Subdivisions of Ukraine

[edit] External links

Zaporizhia Oblast Administration - official website (Ukrainian)
Zaporizhia Oblast Rada - official website (Ukrainian)