Nikolaev oblast overview
Lands of Nikolaev (also spelled Mykolaiv) oblast spread out in the southern part of Ukraine, in the basin of the lower reach of Southern Bug river. The capital city is Nikolaev.
Nikolaev region borders on three administrative regions of Ukraine. In the south Nikolaev oblast territory occupies several hundred kilometers of the shoreline of Black Sea and its estuaries. Dniprovsko-Buzky, Buzky, Beresansky, and Tylygulsky estuaries cut deep inland and create a striking web of water stretches.
Nikolaev oblast population is about 1,200,000 (2010); land area is 24,598 sq. km.
Nikolaev oblast info
The climate of Nikolaev oblast is moderate and continental with a mild low snow winter and a hot dry summer. Natural and climatic conditions of Nikolaev region are favorable for intensive high efficiency development of agriculture.
Occupying over 4.1% of Ukraine total 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 Ukraine. About 60% of urban population reside in Nikolaev city. Nikolaev is an administrative, industrial and cultural center of Nikolaev region.
Nikolaev oblast includes 19 districts, 5 regional subordination towns, 20 town type villages and 919 rural settlements.
Nikolaev oblast nature
Nikolaev oblast, Ukraine nature
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Nikolaev oblast beautiful nature
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Nikolaev oblast nature view
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Nikolaev oblast features
Nikolaev oblast industry: food processing, consumer goods industry, machine-building (incl. world level shipbuilding facilities and power engines).
Nikolaev 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 large industrial centers of Donetsk-Dnepr region and the outlet to Black Sea. This increases Nikolaev oblast significance in the territorial division of labor, the development of seaport facilities, of sea transport, recreation and travel facilities. They are of state and international importance.
The historical and archeological reserve “Olvia” is located in the settlement Parutino. It preserves pieces of titled pavement, workshops, burials and Apollo church.
On the territory of the oblast Chernomorsky (“Black Sea”) biosphere reserve is located as well as a number of landscape parks.
