Kirovohrad Oblast
Also known as Kirovohrads’ka oblast’, Kirovohradschyna, Kirowogradskaja oblast, Kropyvnytskyi Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
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Kirovohrad Oblast is an administrative region located in central Ukraine. It matters as part of Ukraine's provincial governance structure and economy, though specific details about its particular significance would require additional context.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.kr-admin.gov.ua
- Licence plate code
- BA
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Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast's population is 903,712 (2022 estimate). It is Ukraine's second least populated oblast, ahead of Chernivtsi.
In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved the change of the oblast's name to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast (Ukrainian: Кропивницька область, romanized: Kropyvnytska oblast, unofficially Kropyvnychchyna (Ukrainian: Кропивниччина)). The change is not yet implemented. The largest cities of the region are Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandriia, Znamianka and Svitlovodsk.