Odesa Oblast

Odesa Oblast
Одеська область
Odeska oblast[1]
Flag of Odesa Oblast
Coat of arms of Odesa Oblast
Coordinates: 47°00′N 30°00′E / 47.000°N 30.000°E / 47.000; 30.000
Country Ukraine
Administrative centerOdesa
Government
 • GovernorOleh Kiper[2]
 • Oblast council84 seats
 • ChairpersonHrihoriy Didenko
Area
 • Total
33,313.69 km2 (12,862.49 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 1st
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
Decrease 2,351,392
 • RankRanked 6
GDP
 • Total₴ 272 billion
(€7.0 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 115,129
(€3,000)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
Area code+380-48
ISO 3166 codeUA-51
Raions26
Cities (total)19
• Regional cities7
Urban-type settlements33
Villages1138
HDI (2022)0.740[5]
high
FIPS 10-4UP17
Websiteoda.od.gov.ua

Odesa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, romanizedOdeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Odesa. Population: 2,351,382 (2022 estimate).[3]

The length of coastline (sea-coast and estuaries) reaches 300 km (190 mi), while the state border stretches for 1,200 km (750 mi).[6] The region has eight seaports and five of the biggest lakes, including Yalpuh Lake, in Ukraine.[6] With over 80,000 ha (200,000 acres)[6] of vineyards, it is also the largest wine-growing region in Ukraine.

  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 – via United Nations Statistics Division.
  2. ^ "Zelensky appoints controversial official as governor of Odesa Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 31 May 2023. Wikidata Q118917482. Archived from the original on 31 May 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. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  6. ^ a b c Tell about Ukraine. Odesa Oblast. 24 Kanal (youtube).

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