The capital city of Sumy oblast: Sumy.
Sumy oblast is situated in the northeast part of Ukraine. On the North and the East Sumy region borders on Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod oblasts of Russia. On the South, the southeast and the West Sumy oblast borders on the Kharkov, Poltava and Chernigov oblasts of Ukraine. The capital city is Sumy.
Sumy oblast population is about 1,200,000 (2010); land area is 23,834 sq. km.
Sumy oblast was established on January 10, 1939. Sumy oblast center is the city of Sumy founded four centuries ago. Sumy city boasts high tech industrial works, unique cathedrals with beautiful fountains, institutions of higher learning, nice recreation areas.
Sumy oblast is rich in mineral resources. Among them are oil (30.5% of the total oil reserves of Ukraine) and natural gas.
About 165 rivers flow through Sumy oblast with the total length of 5444 km. All of them belong to Dnepr River basin. Desna, Seim and Sula are the biggest rivers of Sumy region. The water of these rivers is used for local foundry production, for chemical and textile industries.
The forest area accounts for 387 thou.ha. There are different kinds of woods in local forests of Sumy oblast.
Sumy oblast includes 7 towns of the oblast subordination and 18 districts, 20 towns of the district subordination, 20 settlements of urban type and 1456 villages.
Sumy oblast, Ukraine landscape
Sumy oblast landscape
Sumy oblast landscape view
Sumy oblast industry: machine-building (production of agricultural, chemical, oil-extracting, medical, printing machinery and electronic appliances); food-processing, oil-extraction, chemical and petrochemical industry.
Sumy oblast agriculture: grains, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, potatoes, vegetables; cattle and poultry farming.
Sumy oblast nature
Sumy oblast view
Sumy oblast scenery
Sumy oblast, Ukraine church
Sumy oblast church view
Sumy oblast church
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