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Poltava Oblast
Полтавська область | |
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Poltavska oblast[1] | |
Nickname: Полтавщина (Poltavshchyna) | |
Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Administrative center | Poltava |
Government | |
• Governor | Filip Pronin[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 | |
• Total | ₴ 267 billion (€6.9 billion) |
• Per capita | ₴ 195,825 (€5,100) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | |
Area code | +380-53 |
ISO 3166 code | UA-53 |
Vehicle registration | ВІ, НІ |
Raions | 4 |
Cities (total) | 15 |
HDI (2022) | 0.727[5] high |
FIPS 10-4 | UP18 |
Website | oblrada-pl |
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.
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