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Also known as Odessa Oblast, Odesa Region, Odeska Oblast, Odessa Region, Odeshchyna

region (oblast) in Ukraine

AI overview

Odesa Oblast is a region in Ukraine located in the southwestern part of the country along the Black Sea coast. It matters because it contains the major port city of Odesa, which is one of Ukraine's most important centers for trade and commerce.

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Located in
Ukraine
Capital
Odesa
Official language
Ukrainian
Population
2404643
Area
33310
Elevation
281
Body of water
Black Sea
Head of government
Maksym Marchenko
Official website
www.odessa.gov.ua
Image
Black Sea Shore.jpg
Dialing code
48
Licence plate code
BH
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Category:Odesa Oblast
Commons category
Odesa Oblast
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Odesa Oblast
category for people born here
Category:Births in Odesa Oblast
category of associated people
Category:People from Odesa Oblast
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Одеська область
native label
Одеська область
inception
1932-02-09
postal code
68000–68999
twinned administrative body
Kanagawa Prefecture
nickname
Одещина
short name
Одеська область
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Encyclopedic overview

Odesa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, romanized: Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Odesa. Population: 2,351,382 (2022 estimate).

The length of coastline (sea-coast and estuaries) reaches 300 km (190 mi), while the state border stretches for 1,200 km (750 mi). The region has eight seaports and five of the biggest lakes, including Yalpuh Lake, in Ukraine. With over 80,000 ha (200,000 acres) of vineyards, it is also the largest wine-growing region in Ukraine.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Odesa Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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