The capital city of Odessa oblast: Odessa.
Odessa oblast is located in the far southwest of Ukraine and borders on Vinnitsa, Kirovograd, Nikolaev oblasts and on foreign countries such as the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey on land and sea. The capital city of the region is Odessa.
Odessa oblast population is about 2,600,000 (2010); land area is 33,310 sq. km.
Odessa oblast occupies the territory of the north western Black Sea area from Danube river to Tiligulian estuary (the sea coast within the limits of Odessa oblast stretches for 300 km and northwards from the sea for 200-250 km).
The general area of Odessa oblast territory makes 5.5% of the territory of Ukraine that almost equals the dimensions of Republic of Moldova territory.
Odessa province belongs to the zone of intensive steppe arable farming with developed irrigation. Odessa oblast coastal part lies in the recreation zone of the northwestern part of Black Sea area, being distributed in the vicinity of the large industrial districts.
The determining peculiarity of nature resource potential of Odessa oblast consists of great and diverse recreation and resort abilities: favorable climate, sea, medicinal mud and brine of estuaries, sandy beaches, mineral waters, historical and cultural values.
Odessa oblast, Ukraine nature
Odessa oblast nature view
Odessa oblast view
Odessa oblast industry: food processing, chemical and petrochemical industry, machine-building, consumer goods industry.
Odessa oblast agriculture: grains, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, potatoes, sunflowers; cattle and poultry farming.
On the territory of Odessa oblast there are a lot of Orthodox, Moslem, Catholic, Jewish and other cult constructions of 13th-20th centuries. One can enjoy unique defense (13th-15th centuries) and palace (19th century) architectural constructions.
Civil architectural monuments are preserved till nowadays (detached houses, buildings of administrative, educational and medical institutions), military and civil monuments of the two last centuries are wide spread. Belgorod-Dniester fortress is well preserved.
In the oblast there is a large Danube biosphere preserve and some other interesting natural objects.
Odessa oblast, Ukraine scenery
Odessa oblast scenery
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Odessa oblast, Ukraine church
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Odessa oblast church
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