Drohobych Oblast
| Drohobych Oblast Дрогобицька область | |||||||||
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| Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR | |||||||||
| 1939–1959 | |||||||||
Drohobych Oblast is marked by its capital Дрогобич (Drohobych; far west). | |||||||||
| Capital | Drohobych | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.350°N 23.500°E | ||||||||
• 1956 | 9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1956 | 853,000 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 4 December 1939 | ||||||||
• Merged into Lviv Oblast | 21 May 1959 | ||||||||
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Drohobych Oblast (Ukrainian: Дрогобицька область, romanized: Drohobytska oblast) was an oblast of the Ukrainian SSR from December 4, 1939 to May 21, 1959. It had an area of 9,600 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi) and, as of 1956, had a population of 853,000.