Ternopil Oblast

Ternopil Oblast
	Ternopil Oblast; Тернопільська область; Ternopil’s’ka oblast’
Flag	Coat of arms
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	; Location of Ternopil Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue).
Administrative center	Ternopil
Largest cities
Governor	Ivan Stoiko (?)
Oblast council
– Chairman	Oleksiy Kaida (Svoboda)
– № of seats	120
Established
Subdivisions
– Raions	17
– Cities of oblast subordinance	1
– Cities (total)	14
– Towns	17
– Villages	1019
Area	Ranked 22nd
– Total	13,823 km²
– Land	? km²
– Water	? (?%)
Population	Ranked 23rd
– Total (2006)	1,107,294
– Density	82.5 p/ km²
– Average salary	UAH ? (?%)
Time zone	EET +2
– Summer (DST)	EEST +3
	Abbreviations
– Postal code	?
– ISO 3166-2	UA-61
– FIPS 10-4	UP22
– Telephone code	+380-35
– Licence plate
Official website	www.adm.gov.te.ua
Verkhovna Rada site

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Ternopil Oblast (Ukrainian: Тернопільська область, translit. Ternopil’s’ka oblast’; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil.

[edit] Geography

The area of the oblast is 13,800 km².

[edit] History

Before World War I, most the area of the oblast was ruled by Austria-Hungary, and the northern-most section ruled by Russia; after that war Poland assumed the governing of the area, as part of the Tarnopol Voivodeship (prior to World War II). As everywhere throughout Ukraine the foreign population was concentrated in the cities. During Polish times in Ternopil the majority of population was Polish, and in Soviet times—Russian. The capital population before World War II was 40% Polish, 20% Ukrainian and 40% Jewish of 35,000 counted. The oblast is associated with the national movement, due to the fact that during the Soviet and Polish interventions in 1919 the Chortkiv offensive took place to stop the occupation of the newly established West Ukrainian People's Republic and later the local population was loyal to the revolutionary UPA.

Tarnopol Voivodeship, September 17, 1939.

After World War II, upon Soviet annexation to the Ukrainian SSR, most Poles were relocated to Poland. The area of the former Polish Voivoideship was expanded by adding territory in the north, though the western-most parts were transferred to Lviv oblast. In 2005, the population had grown to roughly 225,000, mostly Ukrainian with a large Russian or Russian-speaking minority and an invisibly small Jewish community. The religion is mostly Eastern Rite Catholic (Uniate) with active Orthodox and Protestant minorities. Many churches, large and small, have been built every year since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The city has important institutions of higher education, including two teacher's colleges, an international medical school with instruction in English and one of three economics institutes in Ukraine.

One of the major battles in the Soviet Union was fought to control Ternopil because it is a rail transportation hub. After the war, the destroyed residential section near the river was turned into an artificial lake instead of being rebuilt.

[edit] Points of Interest

The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

Dzhuryn Waterfall, one of the highest in Ukraine.

[edit] Population

The current estimated population is 1.1 million people (as of 2004).

[edit] Economy

Although the city continues to grow rapidly, heavily supported by remittances from workers abroad, many abandoned buildings in rural areas of the oblast and even in the city give mute evidence that the economy is uneven.

[edit] Subdivisions

The Ternopil Oblast is administratively subdivided into 17 raions (districts), as well as 1 city (municipality) which is directly subordinate to the oblast government: Ternopil, the administrative center of the oblast.

Raions of the Ternopil Oblast.

Raions of the Ternopil Oblast
In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
Berezhanskyi Raion	Бережанський район Berezhans'kyi raion	Berezhany (City)
Borshchivskyi Raion	Борщівський район Borshchivs'kyi raion	Borshchiv (City)
Buchatskyi Raion	Бучацький район Buchats'kyi raion	Buchach (City)
Chortkivskyi Raion	Чортківський район Chortkivs'kyi raion	Chortkiv (City)
Husiatynskyi Raion	Гусятинський район Husiatyns'kyi raion	Husiatyn (Urban-type settlement)
Kozivskyi Raion	Козівський район Kozivs'kyi raion	Kozova (Urban-type settlement)
Kremenetskyi Raion	Кременецький район Kremenets'kyi raion	Kremenets (City)
Lanovetskyi Raion	Лановецький район Lanovets'kyi raion	Lanivtsi (City)
Monastyryskyi Raion	Монастириський район Monastyrys'kyi raion	Monastyryska (City)
Pidhaietskyi Raion	Підгаєцький район Pidhayets'kyi raion	Pidhaitsi (City)
Pidvolochyskyi Raion	Підволочиський район Pidvolochys'kyi raion	Pidvolochysk (Urban-type settlement)
Shumskyi Raion	Шумський район Shums'kyi raion	Shumsk (City)
Terebovlianskyi Raion	Теребовлянський район Terebovl'ans'kyi raion	Terebovlya (City)
Ternopilskyi Raion	Тернопільський район Ternopils'kyi raion	Ternopil (City)
Zalishchytskyi Raion	Заліщицький район Zalishchyts'kyi raion	Zalishchyky (City)
Zbarazkyi Raion	Збаразький район Zbaraz'kyi raion	Zbarazh (City)
Zborivskyi Raion	Зборівський район Zborivs'kyi raion	Zboriv (City)