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Kyivs'ka oblast'

Kyivs’ka oblast’
Київська область
capital Kyiv
established 1939-12-04
population

   total
   density
   urban


1,789,259
64/kmē
58.6%

area 28,100 kmē
raions
cities
city districts
urban-type
localities
villages
25
25
-

30
1,129

Kyivs’ka oblast’ (Київська область in Ukrainian) is an oblast' (province) in northern Ukraine. Its capital is Kyiv. Despite hosting governing bodies of the province, Kyiv itself is independent from surrounding oblast' (being a municipality).

Geographically, the province is divided into two almost equal parts by the Dnipro River flowing southwards.

The north-western end of the province is a part of the Chornobyl' zone. The largest city within zone is Pryp'yat (now a ghost town).

The area of the region is 28,100 kmē. Its population, excluding Kyiv itself, (as of 2004-05-01 ) is 1.8 million.

Important cities include:


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