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Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceIvano-Frankivsk Oblast (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.
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.| In English | In Ukrainian | Administrative Center | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohorodchanskyi Raion | Богородчанський район Bohorodchans'kyi raion | Bohorodchany (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Dolynskyi Raion | Долинський район Dolyns'kyi raion | Dolyna (City) | |
| Halytskyi Raion | Галицький район Halyts'kyi raion | Halych (City) | |
| Horodenkivskyi Raion | Городенківський район Horodenkivs'kyi raion | Horodenka (City) | |
| Kaluskyi Raion | Калуський район Kalus'kyi raion | Kalush (City) | |
| Kolomyiskyi Raion | Коломийський район Kolomyis'kyi raion | Kolomyia (City) | |
| Kosivskyi Raion | Косівський район Kosivs'kyi raion | Kosiv (City) | |
| Nadvirnianskyi Raion | Надвірнянський район ? raion | Nadvirna (City) | |
| Rohatynskyi Raion | Рогатинський район Rohatyns'kyi raion | Rohatyn (City) | |
| Rozhniativskyi Raion | Рожнятівський район Rozhniativs'kyi raion | Rozhniativ (Urban-type settlement) | |
| Sniatynskyi Raion | Снятинський район Sniatyns'kyi raion | Sniatyn (City) | |
| Tlumatskyi Raion | Тлумацький район Tlumats'kyi raion | Tlumach (City) | |
| Tysmenytskyi Raion | Тисменицький район Tysmenyts'kyi raion | Tysmenytsia (City) | |
| Verkhovynskyi Raion | Верховинський район Verkhovyns'kyi raion | Verkhovyna (Urban-type settlement) | |
See also
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