Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
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| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Івано-Франківська область Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ |
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| Nickname: Івано-Франківщина (Ukrainian) Ivano-Frankivshchyna (transliteration) |
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 Location of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue). |
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| Official language(s) | Ukrainian | ||||
| Administrative center | Ivano-Frankivsk | ||||
| Largest cities | Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia | ||||
| Governor | Roman Tkach (OU[1]) | ||||
| Oblast council | |||||
| – Chairman | Ihor Myroslavovych Oliinyk (?) | ||||
| – № of seats | ? | ||||
| Established | December 4, 1939 | ||||
| Subdivisions | |||||
| – Raions | 14 | ||||
| – Cities of oblast subordinance | 5 | ||||
| – Cities (total) | 15 | ||||
| – Towns | 24 | ||||
| – Villages | 765 | ||||
| Area | Ranked 22nd | ||||
| – Total | 13,900 km² | ||||
| – Land | ? km² | ||||
| – Water | ? (?%) | ||||
| Population | Ranked 13th | ||||
| – Total (2006) | 1,388,000 | ||||
| – Density | 101 p/ km² | ||||
| – Average salary | UAH 889 (?%) | ||||
| Time zone | EET +2 | ||||
| – Summer (DST) | EEST +3 | ||||
| Abbreviations | |||||
| – Postal code | 88-90xxx | ||||
| – ISO 3166-2 | UA-26 | ||||
| – FIPS 10-4 | UP06 | ||||
| – Telephone code | +380-34 | ||||
| – Licence plate | РЕ, АО (ukr) | ||||
| Official website | www.if.gov.ua | ||||
| Verkhovna Rada site | www.rada.gov.ua | ||||
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківська область, translit. Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ivano-Frankivsk.
In the past the area was known as Stanisławów Voivodship (1918-1939) and Stanislav Oblast (1939-1962).
The area of the region is 14,000 km², its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.4 million.
Some of the main cities of the oblast are Bolekhiv, Burshtyn, Dolyna, Halych, Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia, Kosiv, Nadvirna, Rohatyn, Sniatyn, Tlumach, and Tysmenytsia.
The Carpathian Mountains rise in the southern and western parts of the oblast.
The Dniester River flows through Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
[edit] Subdivisions
The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is administratively subdivided into 14 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Bolekhiv, Kalush, Kolomyia, Yaremcha, and the administrative center of the oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk.
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| In English | In Ukrainian | Administrative Center | |
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| Bohorodchanskyi Raion | Богородчанський район Bohorodchans'kyi raion |
Bohorodchany (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Dolynskyi Raion | Долинський район Dolyns'kyi raion |
Dolyna (City) |
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| Halytskyi Raion | Галицький район Halyts'kyi raion |
Halych (City) |
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| Horodenkivskyi Raion | Городенківський район Horodenkivs'kyi raion |
Horodenka (City) |
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| Kaluskyi Raion | Калуський район Kalus'kyi raion |
Kalush (City) |
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| Kolomyiskyi Raion | Коломийський район Kolomyis'kyi raion |
Kolomyia (City) |
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| Kosivskyi Raion | Косівський район Kosivs'kyi raion |
Kosiv (City) |
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| Nadvirnianskyi Raion | Надвірнянський район ? raion |
Nadvirna (City) |
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| Rohatynskyi Raion | Рогатинський район Rohatyns'kyi raion |
Rohatyn (City) |
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| Rozhniativskyi Raion | Рожнятівський район Rozhniativs'kyi raion |
Rozhniativ (Urban-type settlement) |
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| Sniatynskyi Raion | Снятинський район Sniatyns'kyi raion |
Sniatyn (City) |
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| Tlumatskyi Raion | Тлумацький район Tlumats'kyi raion |
Tlumach (City) |
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| Tysmenytskyi Raion | Тисменицький район Tysmenyts'kyi raion |
Tysmenytsia (City) |
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| Verkhovynskyi Raion | Верховинський район Verkhovyns'kyi raion |
Verkhovyna (Urban-type settlement) |
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