| Zhytomyr Oblast | |
| Native Name: | Житомирська область |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Official Name: | Zhytomyrska oblast[1] |
| Nickname: | Ukrainian: Житомирщина |
| Settlement Type: | Oblast |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Mapsize: | 275px |
| Coordinates: | 50.65°N 28.52°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Parts Type: | Largest cities |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Seat Type: | Administrative center |
| Seat: | Zhytomyr |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Vitaliy Bunechko[2] |
| Leader Title1: | Oblast council |
| Leader Name1: | 64[3] seats |
| Leader Title2: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name2: | Volodymyr Fedorenko |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 29832 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 5th |
| Population Total: | 1,179,032 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 16th |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Annual growth |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [4] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | ₴ 114 billion (€2.951 billion) |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics1 Info2: | ₴ 95,948 (€2,484) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Raions |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 4 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Cities (total) |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 11 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | • Regional cities |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 5 |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 43 |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Villages |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 1625 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | from 10 to 13 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380-41 |
| Iso Code: | UA-18 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
| Blank Name Sec2: | FIPS 10-4 |
| Blank Info Sec2: | UP27 |
Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область|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
The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937, out of territories of Vinnytsia and Kyiv oblasts as well as two border okrugs of Kyiv Oblast - Korosten Okrug and Novohrad-Volynsky Okrug.
The oblast covers territories of the historic regions of Polesia, Volhynia, and Podolia, which are reflected on the oblast's coat of arms.
Before the 18th century the bigger half of the oblast belonged to the Kyiv Voivodeship, while the smaller western half around the city of Zviahel belonged to the Volyn Voivodeship. Following the treaty of Andrusovo, the city of Zhytomyr continued to act as an administrative center of the Kyiv Voivodeship.
Following the second partition of Poland, on the newly annexed territory was formed oversized Izyaslav Vice-royalty (Russian:) which included former Polish territories in Volhynia, Podolia, and Kyiv land and centered in Izyaslav. However a couple of years later the Russian Empire annexed more territories of the Polish Kingdom during the third partition of Poland contributing to the complete disappearance of the Polish statehood. The Izyaslav Vice-royalty was reformed and the territory of today's Zhytomyr Oblast predominantly ended up in the Russian Volhynian Governorate and the city of Zviahel which was renamed as Novohrad-Volynskyi (Russian:) became its administrative center. Later the administrative center was transferred to the bigger city of Zhytomyr (Russian:).
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian troops partly occupied the region. They were completely repulsed when the (where Russian forces had been dug in from the opening of the offensive in late February 2022) was declared liberated on 4 April 2022.[5]
The total area of Zhytomyr Oblast is 298320NaN0.
Among the points of interest it is important to mention the following sites that were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine:
The Museum of Ukrainian home icons, which is the only one in Europe, is situated in Zhytomyr Oblast. It is located in Radomyshl, a small town, about away from Kyiv. The museum is the part of the Radomysl Castle historical and cultural complex. It was founded by Olga Bogomolets.[6]
The current estimated population of the oblast is 1,268,903 (as of 2013). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of the Polish minority in Ukraine, which numbers 49,000 locally.
0-14 years: 15.8% (male 103,194/female 97,617)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 420,285/female 444,803)
65 years and over: 16.1% (male 65,301/female 138,472) (2013 official)
total: 39.4 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 42.6 years (2013 official)
The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining of granite and other construction stone, forestry, agriculture and various machinery manufacturing.
The northern part of the province is highly affected by the Chernobyl disaster: some of the towns and raions are devastated and are included in the Chernobyl zone, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture.
See main article: article and Administrative divisions of Zhytomyr Oblast.
Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 4 raions (districts).
The districts of Zhytomyr oblast include:
List of biggest populated places of Zhytomyr Oblast with population in thousands:
See also: Romanization of Ukrainian. 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: Zhytomyr is the center of the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast (Zhytomyr 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna.