Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківська область, translit. Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’; referred tae as Prykarpattia an aw) is an oblast (region) in wastren Ukraine. Its admeenistrative centre is the ceety o Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case wi maist ither oblasts o Ukraine this region haes the same name as its admeenistrative centre – whilk wis renamit bi the Soviets efter the Ukrainian writer, naitionalist an socialist Ivan Franko on 9 November 1962. Ivano-Frankivsk is kent tae Ukrainians bi a deep-ruitit alternative name an aw : Prykarpattia. This oblast, thegither wi Lviv an Ternopil regions, wis the main body o the historic region o eastren Halychyna; whilk in the 13t century wis a pairt o the Kinrick o Rus an the Halych-Volyn Principality. Alang wi the Lviv an Ternopil regions Prykarpattia is a component o the Carpathie Euroregion.
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Івано-Франківська область Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ | |
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 Location o Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue) | |
| Kintra |  Ukraine |
| Established | 4 December 1939 (as "Stanislav Oblast") |
| Admin. centre | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Lairgest ceeties | Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia |
| Govrenment | |
| • Governor | Mykhailo Vyshyvaniuk[1] (Pairty o Regions[1]) |
| • Oblast cooncil | 114 (120) seats |
| • Chairperson | Oleksandr Sych[2] (Svoboda) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13900 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 22nt |
| Population (October 2008[3]) | |
| • Total | 1,381,700 |
| • Rank | Ranked 13t |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demografics | |
| • Offeecial leid(s) | Ukrainian |
| • Average salary | UAH 889 (2006) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 88-90xxx |
| Aurie code | +380-34 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-26 |
| Raions | 6 |
| Ceeties (tot) | 15 |
| Touns | 24 |
| Veelages | 477[4][5] |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP06 |
| Website | www.if.gov.ua www.rada.gov.ua |
In the past the aurie wis kent as Stanisławów Voivodship (1918–1939) an Stanislav Oblast (1939–1962). Till the 20t century the major centre o the region wis the ceety o Kolomyia (whilk is a major cultural centre o Pokuttie).
References
eedit- Notes
- ↑ a b Ivano-Frankivsk regional governor Vyshyvaniuk joins Party of Regions, Kyiv Post (16 December 2011)
- ↑ Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast State Tele and Radio Company of November 26, 2010
- ↑ Statistics Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ That includes rural councils which may have several villages or rural settlements (selyshcha).
- ↑ Subdivision listings Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast offeecial steid Archived 2021-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Oblast cooncil offeecial steid Archived 2013-07-19 at Archive.today (in Ukrainian)
- "JewishGalicia.net" – Jewish history in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Handbook on history o Communist Pairty an Soviet Union
- History o the region Archived 2011-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Передати Виноградську сільраду Тлумацького району до складу Коломийського району.
- History o admeenistrative territorial diveesion o the region syne 18t century Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine