Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Івано-Франківська область Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’
Image:Flag of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.png Image:Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast-COA.gif Flag Coat of arms
Nickname: Івано-Франківщина  (Ukrainian) Ivano-Frankivshchyna  (transliteration)
Location of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (red) on the map of Ukraine (blue).
Official language(s)	Ukrainian
Administrative center	Ivano-Frankivsk
Largest cities	Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia
Governor	Roman Tkach (OU[1])
Oblast council
– Chairman	Ihor Myroslavovych Oliinyk (?)
– № of seats	?
Established	December 4, 1939
Subdivisions
– Raions	14
– Cities of oblast subordinance	5
– Cities (total)	15
– Towns	24
– Villages	765
Area	Ranked 22nd
– Total	13,900 km²
– Land	? km²
– Water	? (?%)
Population	Ranked 13th
– Total (2006)	1,388,000
– Density	101 p/ km²
– Average salary	UAH 889 (?%)
Time zone	EET +2
– Summer (DST)	EEST +3
Abbreviations
– Postal code	88-90xxx
– ISO 3166-2	UA-26
– FIPS 10-4	UP06
– Telephone code	+380-34
– Licence plate	РЕ, АО (ukr)
Official website	www.if.gov.ua
Verkhovna Rada site	www.rada.gov.ua

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківська область, translit. Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’; also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ivano-Frankivsk.

In the past the area was known as Stanisławów Voivodship (1918-1939) and Stanislav Oblast (1939-1962).

The area of the region is 14,000 km², its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.4 million.

Some of the main cities of the oblast are Bolekhiv, Burshtyn, Dolyna, Halych, Horodenka, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomyia, Kosiv, Nadvirna, Rohatyn, Sniatyn, Tlumach, and Tysmenytsia.

The Carpathian Mountains rise in the southern and western parts of the oblast.

The Dniester River flows through Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

Subdivisions

The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is administratively subdivided into 14 raions (districts) as well as 5 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Bolekhiv, Kalush, Kolomyia, Yaremcha, and the administrative center of the oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk.

See also

• Poland’s Stanisławów Voivodeship (1921-1939)

External links

• Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast official site

Administrative divisions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Administrative center:  Ivano-Frankivsk
Raions	Bohorodchanskyi · Dolynskyi · Halytskyi · Horodenkivskyi · Kaluskyi · Kolomyiskyi · Kosivskyi · Nadvirnianskyi · Rohatynskyi · Rozhniativskyi · Sniatynskyi · Tlumatskyi · Tysmenytskyi · Verkhovynskyi	Image:Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast-COA.gif
Cities	Bolekhiv · Burshtyn · Dolyna · Halych · Horodenka · Ivano-Frankivsk · Kalush · Kolomyia · Kosiv · Nadvirna · Rohatyn · Sniatyn · Tlumach · Tysmenytsia · Yaremche
Urban-type settlements	Bohorodchany · Kuty · Rozhniativ · Verkhovyna · Vorokhta · Zabolotiv · more...
Villages	Cherche · Cheremkhiv · Delatyn · Dzhurkiv · Lisnyi Khlibychyn · Lypivka · Marinopol · more...

v • d • e Administrative divisions of Ukraine
Capital: Kiev
Oblasts	Cherkasy · Chernihiv · Chernivtsi · Dnipropetrovsk · Donetsk · Ivano-Frankivsk · Kharkiv · Kherson · Khmelnytskyi · Kiev · Kirovohrad · Luhansk · Lviv · Mykolaiv · Odessa · Poltava · Rivne · Sumy · Ternopil · Vinnytsia · Volyn · Zakarpattia · Zaporizhia · Zhytomyr	Image:Lesser Coat of Arms of Ukraine.svg
Cities with special status	Kiev City · Sevastopol City
Autonomous Republic	Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Administrative centers	Cherkasy · Chernihiv · Chernivtsi · Dnipropetrovsk · Donetsk · Ivano-Frankivsk · Kharkiv · Kherson · Khmelnytskyi · Kiev City · Kirovohrad · Luhansk · Lutsk · Lviv · Mykolaiv · Odessa · Poltava · Rivne · Sevstopol City · Simferopol · Sumy · Ternopil · Uzhhorod · Vinnytsia · Zaporizhia · Zhytomyr

Coordinates: 48°39′30″N 24°30′18″E / 48.65833, 24.505be-x-old:Івана-Франкоўская вобласьць bg:Ивано-Франковска област ca:Província d'Ivano-Frankivsk cs:Ivano-Frankivská oblast de:Oblast Iwano-Frankiwsk et:Ivano-Frankivski oblast es:Óblast de Ivano-Frankivsk eo:Ivano-Frankivska provinco fr:Oblast d'Ivano-Frankivsk id:Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk it:Oblast di Ivano-Frankivsk lv:Ivanofrankivskas apgabals lt:Ivano Frankivsko sritis hu:Ivano-frankivszki terület mk:Ивано-Франкивска област nl:Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk pl:Obwód iwanofrankowski pt:Ivano-Frankivsk (óblast) ro:Regiunea Ivano-Frankovsk ru:Ивано-Франковская область sk:Ivanofrankivská oblasť fi:Ivano-Frankivskin alue sv:Ivano-Frankivsk oblast uk:Івано-Франківська область