Kirovohrad Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
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Kirovohrad Oblast is an administrative area located in Ukraine. Its capital is Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast is governed by Andriy Raykovych, who serves as its head of government. As of 2022, it had a population of 904k[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Head of government: Andriy Raykovych[5]
- Capital: Kropyvnytskyi[6]
- Shares border with: Vinnytsia Oblast[7], Poltava Oblast[8], Odesa Oblast[9], Mykolaiv Oblast[10], Cherkasy Oblast[11], Dnipropetrovsk Oblast[12]
- Named after: Sergei Kirov[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Oleksandriia Raion[14], Holovanivsk Raion[15], Kropyvnytskyi Raion[16], Novoukrainka Raion[17]
- Flag: flag of Kirovohrad Oblast[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Xuzhou[19]
- Legislative body: Kirovohrad Oblast Council[20]
- Coat of arms: Herb obwodu kirowohradzkiego[21]
- Postal code: 25000–27999[22]
- Commons category: Kirovohrad Oblast[23]
- Licence plate code: BA[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[25], UTC+03:00[26]
- Inception: January 10, 1939[27]
- Official website: http://www.kr-admin.gov.ua[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kirovohrad Oblast[29]
- Email address: mailto:public@kr-admin.gov.ua[30]
- Population: 999,600[31], 956,250[32], 903,712[33], 920,128[34], 980,579[35], 1,017,782[36], 1,083,919[37], 1,133,052[38], 1,239,439[39], 1,241,445[40], 1,259,398[41], 1,217,929[42]
- Phone number: +380-522-24-03-30[43]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[44]
- Topic has template: Template:Kirovohrad Oblast[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kirovohrad Oblast[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kirovohrad Oblast[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Kirovohrad Oblast covers an area of 24,588 km²[48].
Why It Matters
Kirovohrad Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]