Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast (region)

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• overview
• administrative division
• economy

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Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast (region) overview

Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast coat of arms

Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast flag

Nikolaev Ukraine oblast area - 24,600 sq. km.
Nikolaev Ukraine oblast population - 1,219,000 (2006).
Nikolaev Ukraine oblast phone code - +380-51.
Nikolaev Ukraine oblast postal codes - 54xxx-57xxx.

Lands of Nikolaev oblast spread out in the south of the Ukraine, in the basin of the lower reach of the Southern Bug river.

Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast map location

Nikolaev region borders on three administrative regions of the Ukraine. In the south Nikolaev oblast territory occupies several hundred kilometers of the shoreline of the Black Sea and its estuaries. The Dniprovsko-Buzky, Buzky, Beresansky, and Tylygulsky estuaries cut deep inland and create a striking web of water stretches.

Nikolaev Ukraine region nature views

Nikolaev Ukraine region South Bug river at winter

The climate of Nikolaev region is moderate and continental with a mild low snow winter and a hot dry summer. Natural and climatic conditions of Nikolaev oblast are favorable for intensive high efficiency development of agriculture.

Nikolaev Ukraine region Ochakov town pictures

Occupying over 4.1% of the Ukraine area, Nikolaev oblast takes one of the lowest places in the density of population - 54.8 people per sq. km. As of 2006 year the population amounted to 2.6% of the total population of the Ukraine. About 60% of the urban population reside in Nikolaev city. Nikolaev is the administrative, industrial and cultural center of Nikolaev region of Ukraine.

Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast (region) administrative division

Nikolaev oblast includes 19 districts, 5 regional subordination towns, 20 town type villages and 919 rural settlements.

Nikolaev Ukraine region Katerinka village church photo

Nikolaev Ukraine oblast Parutino village pictures

Nikolaev Ukraine oblast Pervomaisk town pictures

Nikolaev (Mykolaiv) Ukraine oblast (region) economy

Nikolaev Ukraine oblast industry: food processing, consumer goods industry, machine-building (incl. world level shipbuilding facilities and power engines).

Nikolaev Ukraine oblast agriculture: grains, sugar beets, potatoes, vegetables, sunflowers; cattle and poultry farming.

Favorable factors of the economic geographic location of Nikolaev oblast is its closeness to the large industrial centers of the Donetsk-Dnepr region and the outlet to the Black Sea. This increases Nikolaev region significance in the territorial division of labor, the development of seaport facilities, of the sea transport and recreation and travel facilities. They are of state and international importance.

Nikolaev Ukraine region Koblevo village vineyards

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