Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Кіровоградська область | |
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| Kirovohradska oblast | |
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| Nickname: Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradshchyna) | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′N 32°16′E / 48.46°N 32.27°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Established | 10 January 1939 |
| Administrative center | Kropyvnytskyi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andriy Raykovych |
| • Oblast council | 64 seats |
| • Chairperson | Yuriy Drozd (Servant of the People) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 15th |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 903,712 |
| • Rank | Ranked 25th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ₴ 100 billion (€2.6 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₴ 109,183 (€2,800) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +380-52 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-35 |
| Vehicle registration | ВA |
| Raions | 4 |
| Cities | 12 |
| Settlements | 26 |
| Villages | 1015 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.727 high |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP10 |
| NUTS statistical regions of Ukraine | UA33 |
| Website | kr-admin.gov.ua |
Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. The oblast's population is 903,712 (2022 estimate). It is Ukraine's second least populated oblast, ahead of Chernivtsi.
In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved the change of the oblast's name to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast (Ukrainian: Кропивницька область, romanized: Kropyvnytska oblast, unofficially Kropyvnychchyna (Ukrainian: Кропивниччина)). The change is not yet implemented. The largest cities of the region are Kropyvnytskyi, Oleksandriia, Znamianka and Svitlovodsk.