oblast of Ukraine

Also known as oblasts of Ukraine, region of Ukraine, province of Ukraine

first level administrative division of Ukraine

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Category: First-level subdivision of a unitary state
Location: Ukraine
Created: 27 February 1932 (94 years ago) ( 1932-02-27 )
Number: 24 (as of 1991)
Populations: 897,000 ( Chernivtsi ) to 4,157,000 ( Donetsk )
Areas: 8,100 km (3,126 sq mi) ( Chernivtsi ) to 33,300 km (12,860 sq mi) ( Odesa )
Government: Oblast State Administration, Oblast Council
Subdivisions: 136 raions ( districts )

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Commons category: Regions of Ukraine

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An oblast (Ukrainian: область, romanized: oblast, pronounced [ˈɔblɐsʲtʲ] ; pl. області, oblasti), sometimes translated as region or province, is the main type of first-level administrative division of Ukraine. The country's territory is divided into 24 oblasts, as well as one autonomous republic and two cities with special status.

As Ukraine is a unitary state, oblasts do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Ukrainian Constitution and devolved by law. Articles 140–146 of Chapter XI of the constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competence.