Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Рівненська область | |
|---|---|
| Rivnenska oblast | |
| Nickname: Рівненщина (Rivnenshchyna) | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 26°21′E / 50.74°N 26.35°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Administrative center | Rivne |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Oleksandr Koval |
| • Oblast council | 64 seats |
| • Chairperson | Andriy Karaush |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,047 km2 (7,740 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 22nd |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,141,784 |
| • Rank | Ranked 20th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ₴ 89 billion (€2.3 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₴ 77,599 (€2,000) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code | +380-36 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-56 |
| Raions | 16 |
| Cities | 11 |
| Settlements | 16 |
| Villages | 1003 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.722 high |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP19 |
| NUTS statistical regions of Ukraine | UA83 |
| Website | www.rv.gov.ua |
Rivne Oblast (Ukrainian: Рівненська область, romanized: Rívnensʹka óblastʹ), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna (Ukrainian: Рівненщина, romanized: Rívnenščyna), is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of the region is 20,100 square kilometres (7,800 sq mi). Its population is: 1,141,784 (2022 estimate).
Before its annexation by the Soviet Union during World War II, the region was part of the Second Polish Republic's Wołyń Voivodeship following the Polish–Soviet War. Previously it was part of the Volhynian Governorate.
The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is located in the oblast, near the city of Varash.