Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Іва́но-Франкі́вська о́бласть, romanized: Ivano-Frankivska oblast), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna (Іва́но-Франкі́вщина) or simply Frankivshchyna, is an oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. It has a population of 1,351,822 (2022 estimate).
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Івано-Франківська область | |
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Oblast | |
| Ivano-Frankivska oblast | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Івано-Франківщина (Ivano-Frankivshchyna), Франківщина (Frankivshchyna), Прикарпаття (Prykarpattia) | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Established | 4 December 1939 |
| Administrative center | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Largest cities | Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Svitlana Onyshchuk |
| • Oblast council | 84 seats |
| • Chairperson | Oleksandr Sych (Svoboda) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,900 km2 (5,400 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 22nd |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,351,822 |
| • Rank | Ranked 13th |
| GDP | |
| • Total | ₴ 120 billion (€3.099 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₴ 88,227 (€2,285) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 76-78xxx |
| Area code | +380-34 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-26 |
| Vehicle registration | AT, KT |
| Raions | 6 |
| Hromadas | 62 |
| Website | www.if.gov.ua www.rada.gov.ua |
The area, also known as Prykarpattia, was part of the historical region of Galicia, where the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia flourished. After World War I, the area became part of the Second Polish Republic and was administered as part of Stanisławów Voivodeship until the invasion of Poland. The area was annexed by the Soviet Union and was known as Stanislav Oblast until 1962, when its administrative center was renamed after the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko. Kolomyia was a historical center of the oblast and remains a major cultural center of Pokuttia, the traditional name for the southern part of the oblast.