Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast (Ukrainian: Кіровоградська область, romanized: Kirovohradska oblast), also known as Kirovohradshchyna (Ukrainian: Кіровоградщина), is an oblast (region) in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Its population is 903,712 (2022 estimate). It is Ukraine's second least populated oblast, behind Chernivtsi.

Kirovohrad Oblast
Кіровоградська область
Oblast
Kirovohradska oblast
Nickname: 
Кіровоградщина (Kirovohradshchyna)
Coordinates: 48.46°N 32.27°E / 48.46; 32.27
Country Ukraine
Established10 January 1939
Administrative centerKropyvnytskyi
Government
  GovernorAndriy Raykovych
  Oblast council64 seats
  ChairpersonYuriy Drozd (Servant of the People)
Area
  Total24,588 km2 (9,493 sq mi)
  RankRanked 15th
Population
 (2022)
  Total 903,712
  RankRanked 25th
GDP
  Total₴ 100 billion
(€2.579 billion)
  Per capita₴ 109,183
(€2,828)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
25000-27999
Area code+380-52
ISO 3166 codeUA-35
Vehicle registrationВA
Raions4
Cities (total)12
 Regional cities0
Urban-type settlements26
Villages1015
FIPS 10-4UP10
Websitekr-admin.gov.ua

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.

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