Kiev Oblast

Kiev Oblast ({{lang-ua|???????? ???????, Kyivs?ka oblast? or ????????, Kyivshchyna}}is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. Its capital is Kiev (Kyiv). Despite hosting governing bodies of the oblast, Kiev itself is independent from surrounding oblast' (see Subdivisions of Ukraine).

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Oblast - Ukraine - Capital - Kiev - Subdivisions of Ukraine

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Geographically, oblast is divided into two almost equal parts by the Dnieper River flowing southwards.

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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).

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Chornobyl' zone - Pryp'yat - Ghost town

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The area of the region is 28,100 km². Its population, excluding Kiev itself, (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.8 million.

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2004 - 05-01

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Important cities include:

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• Bila Tserkva
• Brovary
• Boryspil'
• Irpin'-Kotsiubyns'ke-Bucha-Vorzel' (these neighboring towns are practically merged into conurbation)
• Fastiv
• Vasyl'kiv
 
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