Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradschyna (Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Its population is 903,712 (2022 est.).[2] It is Ukraine's second least populated oblast, behind Chernivtsi.
Kirovohrad Oblast Кіровоградська область | |
|---|---|
| Kirovohradska oblast[1] | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradshchyna) | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Administrative center | Kropyvnytskyi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andriy Raykovych |
| • Oblast council | 64 seats |
| • Chairperson | Oleksandr Chornoivanenko (Batkivshchyna) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 15th |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 903,712 |
| • Rank | Ranked 25th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +380-52 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-35 |
| Vehicle registration | ВA |
| Raions | 4 |
| Cities (total) | 12 |
| • Regional cities | 0 |
| Urban-type settlements | 26 |
| Villages | 1015 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP10 |
| Website | kr-admin.gov.ua |
In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved the change of the oblast's name to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast (Ukrainian: Кропивницька область, romanized: Kropyvnytska oblast), or Kropyvnychchyna (Кропивниччина).[3] The change is not yet implemented.
Geography
The area of the province is 24,600 square kilometres (9,500 sq mi).
The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine.
History
The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian SSR on January 10, 1939 out of the northern raions of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1954, the oblast lost some raions to the newly created Cherkasy Oblast, but later that year received its western raions from the Odesa Oblast.
Between 1939 and 2016, the oblast administrative center, Kropyvnytskyi, was called Kirovohrad and was named after the First Secretary of the Leningrad City Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) Sergei Kirov.[4] Due to decommunization laws (on 14 July 2016) the name of the city was changed to Kropyvnytskyi.[4] Kirovohrad Oblast was not renamed because as such it is mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, and the Oblast can only be renamed by a constitutional amendment by the Verkhovna Rada.[5]
On 20 June 2018, the Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government of the Ukrainian parliament backed the proposal to rename Kirovohrad Oblast to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast.[6] In February 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine declared constitutional the bill on renaming Kirovohrad Oblast to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast.[7][8] The renaming was supported by the local Oblast Council in March 2021.[9][10] The process then stalled in the parliament, with the oblast council asking the Verkhovna Rada to speed up the process in September 2022.[11]
Points of interest
The following sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:
Administrative divisions
Before the July 2020 reform, Kirovohrad Oblast was administratively subdivided into 21 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which were directly subordinate to the oblast government: Oleksandriia, Svitlovodsk, Znamianka, and the administrative center of the oblast, Kropyvnytskyi.
| Name | Ukrainian Name | Area (km2) | Population estimate 2015[12] | Admin.center | Urban Population Only |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kropyvnytskyi | Кропивницький (місто) | 103 | 239,837 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | 231,228 |
| Oleksandriia | Олександрія (місто) | 55 | 91,881 | Oleksandriia (city) | 82,269 |
| Svitlovodsk | Світловодськ (місто) | 45 | 53,449 | Svitlovodsk (city) | 45,746 |
| Znamianka | Знам'янка (місто) | 15 | 28,507 | Znamianka (city) | 23,245 |
| Bobrynets'kyi raion | Бобринецький район | 1,496 | 25,993 | Bobrynets | 10,998 |
| Dobrovelychkivs'kyi raion | Добровеличківський район | 1,297 | 33,925 | Dobrovelychkivka | 14,726 |
| Dolyns'kyi raion | Долинський район | 1,200 | 34,535 | Dolynska | 20,713 |
| Haivorons'kyi raion | Гайворонський район | 700 | 38,335 | Haivoron | 21,556 |
| Holovanivs'kyi raion | Голованівський район | 992 | 31,084 | Holovanivsk | 11,996 |
| Kropyvnytskyi Raion | Кропивницький район | 1,600 | 37,123 | Kropyvnytskyi (city) | N/A * |
| Kompaniyivs'kyi raion | Компаніївський район | 967 | 15,413 | Kompaniivka | 4,537 |
| Malovyskivs'kyi raion | Маловисківський район | 1,111 | 43,678 | Mala Vyska | 20,660 |
| Novhorodkivs'kyi raion | Новгородківський район | 997 | 15,567 | Novhorodka | 5,775 |
| Novoarkhanhel's'kyi raion | Новоархангельський район | 1,200 | 24,743 | Novoarkhanhelsk | 6,286 |
| Novomyrhorods'kyi raion | Новомиргородський район | 1,032 | 28,554 | Novomyrhorod | 13,894 |
| Novoukrains'kyi raion | Новоукраїнський район | 1,668 | 42,055 | Novoukrainka | 17,176 |
| Oleksandrivs'kyi raion | Олександрівський район | 1,159 | 27,558 | Oleksandrivka | 11,279 |
| Oleksandriys'kyi raion | Олександрійський район | 1,854 | 35,765 | Oleksandriia (city) | N/A * |
| Onufriyivs'kyi raion | Онуфріївський район | 889 | 18,445 | Onufriivka | 8,695 |
| Petrivs'kyi raion | Петрівський район | 1,195 | 24,329 | Petrove | 8,173 |
| Svitlovods'kyi raion | Світловодський район | 1,219 | 12,420 | Svitlovodsk (city) | N/A * |
| Ul'yanovs'kyi raion | Ульяновський район | 701 | 22,742 | Ulianovka | 6,080 |
| Ustynivs'kyi raion | Устинівський район | 942 | 13,106 | Ustynivka | 3,467 |
| Vilshans'kyi raion | Вільшанський район | 645 | 12,650 | Vilshanka | 4,689 |
| Znamyans'kyi raion | Знам'янський район | 1,334 | 23,030 | Znamianka (city) | N/A * |
| Total Oblast | Кіровоградська Область | 24,588 | 974,724 | 612,237 |
Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon was housed in the city/town that it was named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they were directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore were not counted as part of rayon statistics.
Demographics
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 14.3% (male 72,646/female 68,970)
- 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 324,698/female 355,058)
- 65 years and over: 17.0% (male 55,718/female 111,666) (2013 official)
Median age
- total: 41.2 years
- male: 37.7 years
- female: 44.5 years (2013 official)
Nomenclature
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 the respective center city: Kirovohrad was the former name of the center of the Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ (Kirovohrad 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 Kirovohrad Oblast, Kirovohradshchyna.
See also
References
- ^ Syvak, Nina; Ponomarenko, Valerii; Khodzinska, Olha; Lakeichuk, Iryna (2011). Veklych, Lesia (ed.). Toponymic Guidelines for Map and Other Editors for International Use (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 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.
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External links
- . Official web-site of the Kirovohrad Oblast State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2014.