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Zhytomyr Oblast

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Zhytomyr Oblast

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Also known as Zhytomyrshchyna

oblast of northern Ukraine

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Zhytomyr Oblast is a region in northern Ukraine with its own local government and administration. It matters as part of Ukraine's geographic and administrative structure, serving as home to its residents and contributing to the country's economy and culture.

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Encyclopedic overview

"Volga Blue Granite" (anorthosite), a popular decorative stone quarried between the cities of Korosten and Zhytomyr, central Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: Житомирська область, romanized: Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna (Ukrainian: Житомирщина), is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately 1,179,032 (2022 estimate).

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zhytomyr Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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