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Zhytomyr Oblast

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Also known as Zhytomyrshchyna

oblast of northern Ukraine

AI overview

Zhytomyr Oblast is a region in northern Ukraine with its own local government and administration. It matters as part of Ukraine's geographic and administrative structure, serving as home to its residents and contributing to the country's economy and culture.

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Wikidata facts

Capital
Zhytomyr
Population
1216699
Area
29832
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Head of government
Vitaliy Bunechko
Shares border with
Gomel Region
Official website
zt.gov.ua
Dialing code
380-41
Licence plate code
KM
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short name
Житомирська область
native label
Житомирська область
Commons category
Zhytomyr Oblast
topic's main category
Category:Zhytomyr Oblast
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Zhytomyr Oblast
category for people born here
Category:Births in Zhytomyr Oblast
category of associated people
Category:People from Zhytomyr Oblast
inception
1937-09-22
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+380-412-43-21-21
citizens' initiative URL
petition.e-dem.ua/zhytomyr-or
topic has template
Template:Zhytomyr Oblast
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Encyclopedic overview

"Volga Blue Granite" (anorthosite), a popular decorative stone quarried between the cities of Korosten and Zhytomyr, central Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, romanized: Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna (Ukrainian: Житомирщина), is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately 1,179,032 (2022 estimate).

History

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

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