Rivne Oblast

Rivne Oblast
Рівненська область
Rivnenska oblast[1]
Flag of Rivne Oblast
Coat of arms of Rivne Oblast
Nickname: 
Рівненщина (Rivnenshchyna)
Coordinates: 50°44′N 26°21′E / 50.74°N 26.35°E / 50.74; 26.35
Country Ukraine
Administrative centerRivne
Government
 • GovernorOleksandr Koval[2]
 • Oblast council64 seats
 • ChairpersonOleksandr Danylchuk
Area
 • Total20,047 km2 (7,740 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 22nd
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • TotalDecrease 1,141,784
 • RankRanked 20th
GDP
 • Total₴ 89 billion
(€2.301 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 77,599
(€2,008)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
Area code+380-36
ISO 3166 codeUA-56
Raions16
Cities (total)11
• Regional cities4
Urban-type settlements16
Villages1003
FIPS 10-4UP19
Websitewww.rv.gov.ua

Rivne Oblast (Ukrainian: Рі́вненська о́бласть, romanizedRívnensʹka óblastʹ), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (Ukrainian: Рі́вненщина, romanizedRívnenščyna), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is 20,100 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi). Its population is: 1,141,784 (2022 estimate).[3]

Before its annexation by the Soviet Union during World War II, the region was part of the Second Polish Republic's Wołyń Voivodeship following the Polish–Soviet War. Previously it was part of the Volhynian Governorate.

The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is located in the oblast, near the city of Varash.

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  2. ^ "Zelensky appoints new governors of Donetsk, Rivne oblasts". The Kyiv Independent. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Валовии регіональнии продукт".