The capital city of Kirovograd oblast: Kirovograd.
Kirovograd (also spelled Kirovohrad) oblast territory is situated in the center of Ukraine, in the Dnepr and Southern Bug rivers confluence, in the southern part of the Dnepr upland. The capital city of the oblast is Kirovograd.
Kirovograd oblast population is about 1,053,000 (2010); land area is 24,588 sq. km.
The marker of geographical center of Ukraine has been established in the Dobrovelychkivka district in Kirovograd oblast. That is why the oblast is a favorable region for development of trade and economic links, as well as beneficial investment cooperation.
Kirovograd oblast was formed in contemporary borders in 1939. Kirovograd region territory makes 4.1% of total territory of Ukraine, population 2.3% of that in Ukraine.
As for Kirovograd oblast community. Urban population makes 61.2% of its total number in Kirovograd oblast, against 68% in Ukraine. There are representatives of above 30 nationalities in Kirovograd oblast: Ukrainians 85.3%, Russians 11.7%, and others.
“With good to people” - this slogan that has been written on the coat of arms of Kirovograd oblast - is the essence of the efforts and plans of the state administration in the development and guarantee of the efficient vital activity of Kirovograd region.
Kirovograd oblast includes 21 administrative districts, 12 towns (4 of regional subordination), 26 towns and 1014 villages.
Kirovograd oblast, Ukraine landscape
Kirovograd oblast landscape
Kirovograd oblast view
Kirovograd oblast industry: consumer orientated industrial structure includes highly developed food processing; machine-building, energy generation and construction materials production.
Kirovograd oblast agriculture: grains, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, potatoes, vegetables; cattle and poultry farming.
Kirovograd region takes an important place in Ukraine’s agribusiness sector. Kirovograd oblast also has unique industrial facilities for extraction of minerals, a number of machine-building plants, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises and building material factories. Kirovograd oblast potential of mineral resources and sources of raw materials consists of more than 340 deposits.
An extensive highways network, trunk-railways, closeness to Black Sea and Dnepr river ports, favorable weather and climate conditions, rich black soils, as well as high-capacity food-processing facilities create favorable conditions for intensive development of agro-industrial complex, production of ecologically clean foodstuffs in large quantities in Kirovograd oblast.
Kirovograd region has temperate and warm climate. There are radon and mineral water deposits (about 150000 cu. m), forests, valleys and rivers create good conditions for organization of short-term and long-term recreation, as well as of health resorts system in Kirovograd oblast.
The companies of Kirovograd oblast have stable trade links with partners from more than 80 countries of the world. And Kirovograd oblast itself has positive foreign trade balance for more than 10 years, being among the leading Ukrainian regions for its export increase rate.
In the town of Pomoshnaya not far from Kirovograd city there is a unique monument of architecture - one of the first hyperbolic constructions in the world - a steel open-work water tower.
The hyperbolic water tower in Pomoshnaya was constructed and designed by a great engineer and scientist Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov. There are only 11 such towers in the world at present, whereas V.G.Shukhov constructed over 200 towers. Shukhovskaya tower on Shabolovka street in Moscow is the most famous among them.
In the town of Bobrinets there is a museum of history and local study. Among architectural monuments there is a Resurrection church built in 1912 and St. Nickolas church. Modern bike parking lots are found all over the town and bikers from the whole Ukraine are attracted by this fact.
Kirovograd oblast, Ukraine view
Kirovograd oblast highway
Kirovograd oblast scenery
Kirovograd oblast, Ukraine church
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