Poltava Oblast

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Oblast (region) of Ukraine

Oblast in Ukraine

Poltava Oblast

Полтавська область

Oblast

Poltavska oblast[1]

Flag

Coat of arms

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 center|  Poltava
Government

• Governor| Filip Pronin [uk][2]
• Oblast council| 84 seats
• Chairperson| Oleksandr Bilenky
Area

• Total| 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 6th
Population

(2022)[3]

• Total|  1,352,283
• Rank| Ranked 12th
GDP

[4]

• Total| ₴ 267 billion
(€6.906 billion)
• Per capita| ₴ 195,825
(€5,072)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

36000-38999

Area code| +380-53
ISO 3166 code| UA-53
Vehicle registration| ВІ, НІ
Raions| 4
Cities (total)| 15
FIPS 10-4| UP18
Website| oblrada-pl.gov.ua

Poltava Oblast (Ukrainian: Полтавська область, romanized: Poltavska 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.

## History[edit]

The Poltava Oblast was established on 22 September 1937 according to the resolution of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. It was based mostly on rayons (districts) that were part of Kharkiv Oblast and only few from Kyiv Oblast. The region somewhat corresponds to the earlier Poltava Governorate (1802-1925).

During the Nazi Germany occupation in 1941-43, most of the region belonged to Kiew Generalbezirke (general district), while the rest was part of the German military rear area.

After withdrawal of German forces, the region was reinstated almost to the same borders. In 1950s it lost some of its territories to Kyiv Oblast and the newly created Cherkasy Oblast as well as some were submerged under the Kremenchuk Reservoir in 1959.

In 2020 as part of all Ukrainian administrative reform, Poltava Oblast decreased number of its raions by increasing them in size.

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the town of Myrhorod was bombed. However as of August 2023, there has been no ground fighting and the province remains completely under Ukrainian control.

## Geography[edit]

Poltava Oblast is situated in the central part of Ukraine. Located on the left bank of the Dnieper, the Poltava region was part of the Cossack Hetmanate. It has an area of 28,800 km2. The oblast borders upon Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Kyiv oblasts. The oblast does not contain any notable landforms apart from the Dnieper river, the land is gently undulating.

## Points of interest[edit]

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

* Gogol preserve-museum
* Kotliarevsky villa
* Mykolaivska Church
* Poltava ethnical museum
* Monastery of the Erection of the Cross

## Demographics[edit]

As of 2018[update], its population was 1,400,000 and population density was 49 people per 1 km2.[5]

### Age structure[edit]

0–14 years: 13.2%  (male 99,444/female 93,949)
15–64 years: 69.9%  (male 483,389/female 530,911)
65 years and over: 16.9%  (male 81,435/female 164,861) (2013 official)

### Median age[edit]

total: 41.4 years
male: 38.0 years
female: 44.7 years  (2013 official)

## Economy[edit]

### Industry[edit]

The oblast is a center of Ukraine's oil and natural gas industry, with many wells and pipelines situated here. There is a major oil refinery plant in the city of Kremenchuk. Important iron ore processing facilities also present. In general, there are 374 large industrial organization and 618 small industrial organizations.[citation needed]

### Agriculture[edit]

In 1999 the gross grain yield was about 14,529 thousand tons, sugar beets – 1,002,900 tons, sunflower seeds – 166,200 tons, potatoes – 279,900 tons. The oblast also produced 120,500 tons of meat, 645,900 tons of milk and 423,200,00 eggs.[citation needed] At the beginning of 1999 there were 1,311 registered farms in the region.[citation needed]

## Administrative divisions[edit]

Raions of Poltava Oblast as of August 2020.

Main article: Administrative divisions of Poltava Oblast

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The oblast is divided into 4 districts and 60 hromadas.

The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Poltava Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Poltava Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.

The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Poltava Oblast:

* Administrative centre – 1 (Poltava)
* Raions – 4
* Hromadas – 60

On 18 July 2020, the number of raions was reduced to four.[6][7] These are:

1. Kremenchuk Raion (Кременчуцький район), the center is in the city of Kremenchuk;
2. Lubny Raion (Лубенський район), the center is in the city of Lubny;
3. Myrhorod Raion (Миргородський район), the center is in the city of Myrhorod;
4. Poltava Raion (Полтавський район), the center is in the city of Poltava.

### Until 2020[edit]

Name | Ukrainian name | Area
(km2) | Population
census 2015[8] | Admin. center | Urban population

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Poltava | Полта́ва (місто) | 103 | 293,945 | Poltava (city) | 293,945
Horishni Plavni | Горішні Плавні (місто) | 34 | 54,701 | Horishni Plavni (city) | 52,144
Kremenchuk | Кременчу́к (місто) | 96 | 223,942 | Kremenchuk (city) | 223,942
Lubny | Лубни (місто) | 46 | 46,820 | Lubny (city) | 46,820
Myrhorod | Миргород (місто) | 20 | 40,440 | Myrhorod (city) | 40,440
Chornukhy Raion | Чорнухинський район | 682 | 11,485 | Chornukhy | 2,581
Chutove Raion | Чутівський район | 861 | 22,976 | Chutove | 9,468
Dykanka Raion | Диканський район | 679 | 18,993 | Dykanka | 7,804
Hadiach Raion | Гадяцький район | 1,595 | 29,767 | Hadiach | 24,005
Hlobyne Raion | Глобинський район | 2,500 | 44,007 | Hlobyne | 16,182
Hrebinka Raion | Гребінківський район | 595 | 22,589 | Hrebinka | 10,926
Karlivka Raion | Карлівський район | 854 | 34,121 | Karlivka | 14,997
Khorol Raion | Хорольський район | 1,062 | 34,670 | Khorol | 13,304
Kobeliaky Raion | Кобеляцький район | 1,823 | 42,419 | Kobeliaky | 14,982
Kotelva Raion | Котелевський район | 800 | 19,674 | Kotelva | 12,406
Kozelshchyna Raion | Козельщинський район | 930 | 19,575 | Kozelshchyna | 5,981
Kremenchuk Raion | Кременчуцький район | 1,200 | 39,699 | Kremenchuk (city) | N/A *
Lokhvytsia Raion | Лохвицький район | 1,300 | 43,274 | Lokhvytsia | 20,187
Lubny Raion | Лубенський район | 1,378 | 31,983 | Lubny (city) | N/A *
Mashivka Raion | Машівський район | 889 | 19,609 | Mashivka | 3,815
Myrhorod Raion | Миргородський район | 1,540 | 32,115 | Myrhorod (city) | N/A *
Novi Sanzhary Raion | Новосанжарський район | 1,300 | 34,620 | Novi Sanzhary | 8,375
Orzhytsia Raion | Оржицький район | 1,000 | 24228 | Orzhytsia | 5,369
Poltava Raion | Полтавський район | 1,259 | 67,095 | Poltava (city) | N/A *
Pyriatyn Raion | Пирятинський район | 864 | 31,809 | Pyriatyn | 15,796
Reshetylivka Raion | Решетилівський район | 1,009 | 26,399 | Reshetylivka | 9,340
Semenivka Raion | Семенівський район | 1,300 | 25,456 | Semenivka | 6,244
Shyshaky Raion | Шишацький район | 790 | 20,423 | Shyshaky | 4,545
Velyka Bahachka Raion | Великобагачанський район | 1,000 | 25,145 | Velyka Bahachka | 8,350
Zinkiv Raion | Зіньківський район | 1,360 | 34,700 | Zinkiv | 15,179

Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the raion is housed in the city that it is named after, cities do not answer to the raion authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of raion statistics.

## Nomenclature[edit]

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Poltava is the center of the Poltavs'ka oblast' (Poltava Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Poltava Oblast, Poltavshchyna.

See also: Romanization of Ukrainian

## Gallery[edit]

* Corpus garden

* Kremenchuk

* Lubny

* Myrhorod

* Hadiach

* Karlivka

* Choir

* Kotelva village

* Railway station in Kremenchuk

* Monument to those killed in the Second World War

* Detail of Diorama of Battle of Poltava

* Deivka

## References[edit]

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2020-10-06. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)
2. ^ "Zelenskyy appoints new head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration". Ukrainska Pravda. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "Валовий регіональний продукт".
5. ^ "Poltava Oblast, Ukraine Travel Guide". ukrainetrek.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
6. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
7. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
8. ^ "Population Quantity". UkrStat (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 30 December 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1911). "Poltava (government)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). p. 13.
* State Administration of Poltava Region – official site (in Ukrainian)
* Information Card of the Region – official site of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

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Administrative divisions of Poltava Oblast

Administrative center: Poltava

Raions|

* Kremenchuk
* Lubny
* Myrhorod
* Poltava

Hromadas|

* Bilotserkivka
* Bilyky
* Chornukhy
* Chutove
* Drabynivka
* Dykanka
* Hadiach
* Hlobyne
* Hoholeve
* Horishni Plavni
* Hradyzk
* Hrebinka
* Kamiani Potoky
* Karlivka
* Khorol
* Kobeliaky
* Kolomatske
* Komyshnia
* Kotelva
* Kozelshchyna
* Krasna Luka
* Kremenchuk
* Lanna
* Liutenka
* Lokhvytsia
* Lubny
* Machukhy
* Martynivka
* Mashivka
* Mykhailivka
* Myrhorod
* Nekhvoroshcha
* Novo Haleshchyna
* Novi Sanzhary
* Novoorzhytske
* Novoselivka
* Obolon
* Omelnyk
* Opishnia
* Orzhytsia
* Petrivka-Romenska
* Pishchane
* Poltava
* Pryshyb
* Pyriatyn
* Reshetylivka
* Romodan
* Semenivka
* Sencha
* Serhiivka
* Shcherbani
* Shyshaky
* Skorokhodove
* Tereshky
* Velyka Bahachka
* Velyka Rublivka
* Velyki Budyshcha
* Velyki Sorochyntsi
* Zavodske
* Zinkiv

Cities|

* Hadiach
* Hlobyne
* Horishni Plavni
* Hrebinka
* Karlivka
* Khorol
* Kobeliaky
* Kremenchuk
* Lokhvytsia
* Lubny
* Myrhorod
* Poltava
* Pyriatyn
* Reshetylivka
* Zavodske
* Zinkiv

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Administrative divisions of Ukraine

Capital: Kyiv

Oblasts|

* Cherkasy
* Chernihiv
* Chernivtsi
* Dnipropetrovsk
* Donetsk2
* Ivano-Frankivsk
* Kharkiv4
* Kherson2
* Khmelnytskyi
* Kirovohrad
* Kyiv
* Luhansk2
* Lviv
* Mykolaiv3
* Odesa
* Poltava
* Rivne
* Sumy
* Ternopil
* Vinnytsia
* Volyn
* Zakarpattia
* Zaporizhzhia2
* Zhytomyr

Cities with special status|

* Kyiv
* Sevastopol1

Autonomous republic|

* Crimea1

Administrative centers|

* Cherkasy
* Chernihiv
* Chernivtsi
* Dnipro
* Donetsk2 (Kramatorsk)
* Ivano-Frankivsk
* Kharkiv
* Kherson
* Khmelnytskyi
* Kropyvnytskyi
* Kyiv
* Luhansk2 (Sievierodonetsk2)
* Lutsk
* Lviv
* Mykolaiv
* Odesa
* Poltava
* Rivne
* Sevastopol1
* Simferopol1
* Sumy
* Ternopil
* Uzhhorod
* Vinnytsia
* Zaporizhzhia
* Zhytomyr

1Claimed and controlled by Russia as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol
2Claimed and partially controlled by Russia as the Republics Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic and Zaporozhye and Kherson oblasts
3 Partially claimed and partially controlled by Russia as a part of Kherson oblast
4Partially controlled by Russia, but not claimed as its part.

Places adjacent to Poltava Oblast

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Sumy Oblast |

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Poltava Oblast

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