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Volyn Oblast
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oblast (region) of Ukraine
Volyn Oblast is a region located in northwestern Ukraine, near the borders with Poland and Belarus. It matters as an important part of Ukraine's geography and administration, with historical significance in the broader Eastern European landscape.
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- Instance of
- oblast of Ukraine
- Official name
- Волинська область
- Country
- Second Polish Republic
- Located in
- Ukraine
- Contains
- Kovel Raion
- Capital
- Lutsk
- Official language
- Ukrainian
- Population
- 1021356
- Area
- 20143
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Head of government
- Yurii Pohuliaiko
- Shares border with
- Lublin Voivodeship
- Official website
- voladm.gov.ua
- Dialing code
- 33
- Licence plate code
- KC
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of Volyn Oblast
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- Commons category
- Volyn Oblast
- topic's main category
- Category:Volyn Oblast
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Volyn Oblast
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Volyn Oblast
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Volyn Oblast
- native label
- Волинська область
- inception
- 1939-12-04
- replaces
- Volhynian Governorate
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +380-332-77-82-17
- topic has template
- Template:Volyn Oblast
- number of viewers/listeners
- 508551
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Encyclopedic overview
Volyn Oblast (Ukrainian: Волинська область, romanized: Volynska oblast) or simply Volyn (Ukrainian: Волинь), is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. It borders Rivne Oblast to the east, Lviv Oblast to the south, Poland to the west and Belarus to the north. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine on the rail line running from Kyiv to Warsaw. The population is 1,021,356 (2022 estimate).
History
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