Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Also known as Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovs'ka oblast, Dnipropetrovshchyna, Sicheslav Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
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Dnipropetrovsk Oblast is an administrative region located in central Ukraine. It matters as one of Ukraine's major regions, containing significant industrial and economic activity.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.adm.dp.gov.ua
- Image
- Dniprpetrvsk sign.png
- Licence plate code
- AE
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Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровська область, romanized: Dnipropetrovska oblast), also commonly known as Dnipropetrovshchyna (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровщина), is an oblast (province) in southeastern Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a population of about 3,096,485 (2022 estimate), approximately 80% or 4/5th of the population living on administrative centers like Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol and Pavlohrad. The Dnieper River runs through the oblast.
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