Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Ukraine oblast

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• administrative division
• economy

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Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Ukraine oblast overview

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Cherkassy Ukraine oblast population - 1,341,000 (2006).
Cherkassy Ukraine oblast land area - 20,900 sq. km.

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Cherkassy (Cherkasy) oblast is the youngest in Ukraine. Established in 1954, Cherkassy oblast was surrounded by the borders of Vinnytsya, Kyiv, Kirovograd and Poltava oblasts.

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Cherkassy region territory accounts for 3.5% of the total area of Ukraine. The agricultural land of Cherkasy region amounts to 1,456,000 ha.

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As of January 1, 2006, 2.9% of the Ukraine's population lived in Cherkasy oblast, among them 57.9% in towns and settlements, 42.1% in rural areas.

Cherkassy oblast is located in the center of Ukraine and has an advantageous geographical position. The territory of Cherkasy region is crossed by major highways, railways and the Dnepr river. The length of Kremenchuk water reservoir is 130 km. Its average depth is 6 m, the total flood area reaches 2,252 sq. km.

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Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Ukraine oblast administrative division

Cherkassy oblast includes 20 administrative districts, 16 towns of oblast subordination (Cherkassy, Vatutino, Kanev, Zolotonosha, Uman, Smila), 15 towns, 819 villages.

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Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Ukraine oblast economy

Cherkassy region of Ukraine industry: over 300 industrial enterprises producing mineral fertilizers, chemical fibre, agricultural and processing machinery, energy, coal, assorted consumer goods and food products.

Cherkassy region of Ukraine agriculture: cattle farming and plant-growing are equally strong.

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