| Poltava Oblast | |
| Native Name: | Полтавська область |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Official Name: | Poltavska oblast[1] |
| Nickname: | Ukrainian: Полтавщина |
| Settlement Type: | Oblast |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Poltava Oblast |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Poltava Oblast |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Coordinates: | 49.5894°N 34.5514°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Parts Type: | Largest cities |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Poltava |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | [2] |
| Leader Title1: | Oblast council |
| Leader Name1: | 84 seats |
| Leader Title2: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name2: | Oleksandr Bilenky |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 28748 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 6th |
| Population Total: | 1352283 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 12th |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Annual growth |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | ₴ 267 billion (€6.906 billion) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | ₴ 195,825 (€5,072) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Raions |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 4 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Cities (total) |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 15 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 36000-38999 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380-53 |
| Iso Code: | UA-53 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
| Registration Plate: | ВІ, НІ |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS 10-4 |
| Blank Info Sec2: | UP18 |
Poltava Oblast (Ukrainian: Полтавська область|translit=Poltavska oblast), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (Ukrainian: Полтавщина), is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was part of the southern regions of the Cossack Hetmanate. Population:
Three other important cities in the oblast are Horishni Plavni, Kremenchuk, and Lubny.
The Poltava Oblast was established on 22 September 1937 according to the resolution of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. It was based mostly on rayons (districts) that were part of Kharkiv Oblast and only few from Kyiv Oblast. The region somewhat corresponds to the earlier Poltava Governorate (1802-1925).
During the Nazi Germany occupation in 1941-43, most of the region belonged to Kiew Generalbezirke (general district), while the rest was part of the German military rear area.
After withdrawal of German forces, the region was reinstated almost to the same borders. In 1950s it lost some of its territories to Kyiv Oblast and the newly created Cherkasy Oblast as well as some were submerged under the Kremenchuk Reservoir in 1959.
In 2020 as part of all Ukrainian administrative reform, Poltava Oblast decreased number of its raions by increasing them in size.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the town of Myrhorod was bombed. However as of August 2023, there has been no ground fighting and the province remains completely under Ukrainian control.
Poltava Oblast is situated in the central part of Ukraine. Located on the left bank of the Dnieper, the Poltava region was part of the Cossack Hetmanate. It has an area of 28,800 km2. The oblast borders upon Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Kyiv oblasts. The oblast does not contain any notable landforms apart from the Dnieper river, the land is gently undulating.
The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
, its population was 1,400,000 and population density was 49 people per 1 km2.[4]
0–14 years: 13.2% (male 99,444/female 93,949)
15–64 years: 69.9% (male 483,389/female 530,911)
65 years and over: 16.9% (male 81,435/female 164,861) (2013 official)
total: 41.4 years
male: 38.0 years
female: 44.7 years (2013 official)
The oblast is a center of Ukraine's oil and natural gas industry, with many wells and pipelines situated here. There is a major oil refinery plant in the city of Kremenchuk. Important iron ore processing facilities also present. In general, there are 374 large industrial organization and 618 small industrial organizations.
In 1999 the gross grain yield was about 14,529 thousand tons, sugar beets – 1,002,900 tons, sunflower seeds – 166,200 tons, potatoes – 279,900 tons. The oblast also produced 120,500 tons of meat, 645,900 tons of milk and 423,200,00 eggs. At the beginning of 1999 there were 1,311 registered farms in the region.
See main article: article and Administrative divisions of Poltava Oblast. The oblast is divided into 4 districts and 60 hromadas.
The local administration of the oblast is controlled by the Poltava Oblast Rada. The governor of the oblast is the Poltava Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.
The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Poltava Oblast:
On 18 July 2020, the number of raions was reduced to four.[5] [6] These are:
| Name | Ukrainian name | Area (km2) | Population census 2015[7] | Admin. center | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Полта́ва (місто) | 103 | 293,945 | Poltava (city) | 293,945 | ||
| Горішні Плавні (місто) | 34 | 54,701 | Horishni Plavni (city) | 52,144 | ||
| Кременчу́к (місто) | 96 | 223,942 | Kremenchuk (city) | 223,942 | ||
| Лубни (місто) | 46 | 46,820 | Lubny (city) | 46,820 | ||
| Миргород (місто) | 20 | 40,440 | Myrhorod (city) | 40,440 | ||
| Чорнухинський район | 682 | 11,485 | 2,581 | |||
| Чутівський район | 861 | 22,976 | 9,468 | |||
| Диканський район | 679 | 18,993 | 7,804 | |||
| Гадяцький район | 1,595 | 29,767 | 24,005 | |||
| Глобинський район | 2,500 | 44,007 | 16,182 | |||
| Гребінківський район | 595 | 22,589 | 10,926 | |||
| Карлівський район | 854 | 34,121 | 14,997 | |||
| Хорольський район | 1,062 | 34,670 | 13,304 | |||
| Кобеляцький район | 1,823 | 42,419 | 14,982 | |||
| Котелевський район | 800 | 19,674 | 12,406 | |||
| Козельщинський район | 930 | 19,575 | 5,981 | |||
| Кременчуцький район | 1,200 | 39,699 | Kremenchuk (city) | N/A * | ||
| Лохвицький район | 1,300 | 43,274 | 20,187 | |||
| Лубенський район | 1,378 | 31,983 | Lubny (city) | N/A * | ||
| Машівський район | 889 | 19,609 | 3,815 | |||
| Миргородський район | 1,540 | 32,115 | Myrhorod (city) | N/A * | ||
| Новосанжарський район | 1,300 | 34,620 | 8,375 | |||
| Оржицький район | 1,000 | 24228 | 5,369 | |||
| Полтавський район | 1,259 | 67,095 | Poltava (city) | N/A * | ||
| Пирятинський район | 864 | 31,809 | 15,796 | |||
| Решетилівський район | 1,009 | 26,399 | 9,340 | |||
| Семенівський район | 1,300 | 25,456 | 6,244 | |||
| Шишацький район | 790 | 20,423 | 4,545 | |||
| Великобагачанський район | 1,000 | 25,145 | 8,350 | |||
| Зіньківський район | 1,360 | 34,700 | 15,179 |
Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the raion is housed in the city that it is named after, cities do not answer to the raion authorities only towns do; instead they are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of raion statistics.
Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Poltava is the center of the Poltavs'ka oblast (Poltava Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Poltava Oblast, Poltavshchyna.
See also: Romanization of Ukrainian.