Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Івано-Франківська область Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ | |
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Eik-name(s): [Івано-Франківщина (Ivano-Frankivshchyna)] error: ((lang)): text has italic markup (help); Prykarpattia | |
![]() Location o Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (red) athin Ukraine (blue) | |
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Established | 4 December 1939 (as "Stanislav Oblast") |
Admin. centre | Ivano-Frankivsk |
Lairgest ceeties | Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia |
Govrenment | |
• Governor | Mykhailo Vyshyvaniuk[1] (Pairty o Regions[1]) |
• Oblast cooncil | 114 (120) seats |
• Chairperson | Oleksandr Sych[2] (Svoboda) |
Area | |
• Total | 13900 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 22nt |
Population (October 2008[3]) | |
• Total | 1,381,700 |
• Rank | Ranked 13t |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Demografics | |
• Offeecial leid(s) | Ukrainian |
• Average salary | UAH 889 (2006) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 88-90xxx |
Aurie code | +380-34 |
ISO 3166 code | UA-26 |
Raions | 6 |
Ceeties (tot) | 15 |
Touns | 24 |
Veelages | 477[4][5] |
FIPS 10-4 | UP06 |
Website | www.if.gov.ua www.rada.gov.ua |
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківська область, translit. Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’; referred tae as Prykarpattia an aw) is an oblast (region) in wastren Ukraine. Its admeenistrative centre is the ceety o Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case wi maist ither oblasts o Ukraine this region haes the same name as its admeenistrative centre – whilk wis renamit bi the Soviets efter the Ukrainian writer, naitionalist an socialist Ivan Franko on 9 November 1962. Ivano-Frankivsk is kent tae Ukrainians bi a deep-ruitit alternative name an aw : Prykarpattia. This oblast, thegither wi Lviv an Ternopil regions, wis the main body o the historic region o eastren Halychyna; whilk in the 13t century wis a pairt o the Kinrick o Rus an the Halych-Volyn Principality. Alang wi the Lviv an Ternopil regions Prykarpattia is a component o the Carpathie Euroregion.
In the past the aurie wis kent as Stanisławów Voivodship (1918–1939) an Stanislav Oblast (1939–1962). Till the 20t century the major centre o the region wis the ceety o Kolomyia (whilk is a major cultural centre o Pokuttie).
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