Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast

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• overview
• administrative division
• economy

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Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast overview

Zaporozhye oblast coat of arms

Zaporozhye oblast flag

Zaporozhye oblast map location

Zaporozhye (also spelled Zaporizhia) oblast is located in the southeastern part of Ukraine. A strategic location of Zaporozhye oblast is emphasized by its equal distance from European and Asian markets.

Zaporozhye region area makes 4.5% of that of Ukraine. Oblast stretches for 208 km from the north to the south and for 235 km from the east to the west.

Zaporozhye oblast south is washed by Azov Sea, whose shoreline within oblast boundaries exceeds 300 km. Dnepr, the European third longest river, an important transport waterway, flows in Zaporozhye oblast territory. Zaporozhye region is characterized by plain landscape.

Zaporozhye oblast beautiful nature

Zaporozhye oblast view

Residents of Zaporozhye oblast make over 4% of total population of Ukraine. The urban population is 1,303,000 and the rural 558,000. Zaporozhye region is highly urbanized. Town residents make over 75% of population, 57% of the whole Zaporozhye oblast population reside in three largest cities: Zaporozhye, Melitopol and Berdiansk.

Climatic conditions of Zaporozhye oblast are maximally favorable for development of agriculture, recreation, health resort rest and tourism.

Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast population - 1,861,000 (2006).
Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast land area - 27,180 sq. km.

Zaporozhye oblast sceneries

Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast administrative division

Zaporozhye oblast includes 20 districts, 5 regional subordination and 9 district subordination towns, 23 town type settlements and 920 villages.

Zaporozhye region Cossacks

Zaporozhye Ukraine oblast economy

Zaporozhye oblast industry: highly developed ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, energy generation, heavy machine-building, production of transportation machinery.

Zaporozhye churches

Zaporozhye architecture

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