RIVNE OBLAST

'Rivne Oblast' (, translit. ''Rivnens’ka oblast’''; also referred to as 'Rivnenshchyna' - '') is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne.
The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million. A nuclear power plant is located in the oblast.

Contents

Geography

History

Subdivisions

Nomenclature

See also

Geography

History

The Rivne Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939.

Subdivisions

The Rivne Oblast is administratively subdivided into 16 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Dubno, Kuznetsovsk, Ostroh, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne.

Raions of the Rivne Oblast

	In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
	Bereznivskyi Raion	Березнівський район ''Bereznivs'kyi raion''	Berezne ''(City)''
	Demydivskyi Raion	Демидівський район ''Demydivs'kyi raion''	Demydivka ''(Urban-type settlement)''
	Dubenskyi Raion	Дубенський район ''Dubens'kyi raion''	Dubno ''(City)''
	Dubrovytskyi Raion	Дубровицький район ''Dubrovyts'kyi raion''	Dubrovytsia ''(City)''
	Hoshchanskyi Raion	Гощанський район ''Hoshchans'kyi raion''	Hoshcha ''(Urban-type settlement)''
	Koretskyi Raion	Корецький район ''Korets'kyi raion''	Korets ''(City)''
	Kostopilskyi Raion	Костопільський район ''Kostopils'kyi raion''	Kostopil ''(City)''
	Mlynivskyi Raion	Млинівський район ''Mlynivs'kyi raion''	Mlyniv ''(Urban-type settlement)''
	Ostrozkyi Raion	Рожнятівський район ''Ostroz'kyi raion''	Ostroh ''(City)''
	Radyvylivskyi Raion	Радивилівський район ''Radyvylivs'kyi raion''	Radyvyliv ''(City)''
	Rivnenskyi Raion	Рівненський район ''Rivnens'kyi raion''	Rivne ''(City)''
	Rokytnivskyi Raion	Рокитнівський район ''Rokytnivs'kyi raion''	Rokytne ''(Urban-type settlement)''
	Sarnenskyi Raion	Сарненський район ''Sarnens'kyi raion''	Sarny ''(City)''
	Zarichnenskyi Raion	Зарічненський район ''Zarichnens'kyi raion''	Zarichne ''(Urban-type settlement)''
	Zdolbunivskyi Raion	Верховинський район ''Zdolbunivs'kyi raion''	Zdolbuniv ''(City)''

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (, translit. ''oblasnyi tsentr''). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: ''Rivne'' is the center of the ''Rivnens’ka oblast’'' (Rivne Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Rivne Oblast, ''Rivnenshchyna''.

See also

★ Subdivisions of Ukraine

★ - Web-site of Rivne