Rivne Oblast

Rivne Oblast Рівненська область Rivnens’ka oblast’
Oblast
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Рівненщина (Rivnenshchyna)
Coordinates: 50°44′N 26°21′E / 50.74°N 26.35°ECoordinates: 50°44′N 26°21′E / 50.74°N 26.35°E
Country	Ukraine
Administrative center	Rivne
Government
• Governor	Vitalij Chuhunnikov[1]
• Oblast council	80 seats
• Chairperson	Mykhailo Kyryllov
Area
• Total	20,047 km^2 (7,740 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 22nd
Population (September 1, 2013[2])
• Total	1,158,295
• Rank	Ranked 20th
Demographics
• Average salary	UAH 846 (2006)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	33xxx-35xxx
Area code	+380-36
ISO 3166 code	UA-56
Raions	16
Cities (total)	11
• Regional cities	4
Urban-type settlements	16
Villages	1003
FIPS 10-4	UP19
Website	www.rv.gov.ua

Rivne Oblast (Ukrainian: Рівненська область, translit. Rivnenska oblast, Polish: Obwód rówieński) 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. Previously part of the Second Republic of Poland's Wojewódstwo Wołyńskie, the Rivne Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 after the Soviet invasion and occupation of eastern Poland on 17 September 1939.

Before 1992, under the policy of Russification, the region was officially known under its Russian name of Rovno Oblast. In the mass media it is often referred as Rivnenshchyna - Ukrainian: Рівненщина.

The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is located in the oblast, near the city of Varash.

Geography

The region is located almost in the middle of the historical region of Volhynia which is indicated on its coat of arms with a white cross on a red background. Volhynia was completely parted after the incorporation of the east Poland into the Soviet Union in September 1939 and divided between three oblast, Volyn, Rivne, and Ternopil.

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  Detailed map of Rivne Oblast
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  Subdivisions of Rivne Oblast

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, Varash, Ostroh, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne.

Raions of the Rivne Oblast

	In English	In Ukrainian	Administrative Center
	Berezne Raion	Березнівський район Bereznivs'kyi raion	Berezne (City)
	Demydivka Raion	Демидівський район Demydivs'kyi raion	Demydivka (Urban-type settlement)
	Dubno Raion	Дубенський район Dubens'kyi raion	Dubno (City)
	Dubrovytsia Raion	Дубровицький район Dubrovyts'kyi raion	Dubrovytsia (City)
	Hoshcha Raion	Гощанський район Hoshchans'kyi raion	Hoshcha (Urban-type settlement)
	Korets Raion	Корецький район Korets'kyi raion	Korets (City)
	Kostopil Raion	Костопільський район Kostopils'kyi raion	Kostopil (City)
	Mlyniv Raion	Млинівський район Mlynivs'kyi raion	Mlyniv (Urban-type settlement)
	Ostroh Raion	Острозький район Ostroz'kyi raion	Ostroh (City)
	Radyvyliv Raion	Радивилівський район Radyvylivs'kyi raion	Radyvyliv (City)
	Rivne Raion	Рівненський район Rivnens'kyi raion	Rivne (City)
	Rokytne Raion	Рокитнівський район Rokytnivs'kyi raion	Rokytne (Urban-type settlement)
	Sarny Raion	Сарненський район Sarnens'kyi raion	Sarny (City)
	Volodymyrets Raion	Володимирецький район Volodymyrets'kyi raion	Volodymyrets (City)
	Zarichne Raion	Зарічненський район Zarichnens'kyi raion	Zarichne (Urban-type settlement)
	Zdolbuniv Raion	Здолбунівський район Zdolbunivs'kyi raion	Zdolbuniv (City)

Demographics

Rivne is one of the regions with the highest birth rate in all of Ukraine. The heavy rural (about two thirds of the population is rural) and ethnic Ukrainian (close to 95%) composition of the population might be responsible for this. However the birth rate is not uniform across Rivne, with raions like Ostroh having extremely low birth rates (9.7 per 1000) and other raions like Rokytnivskyi having extremely high birth rates (24.0 per 1000).^[3]

Vital Stats by Raions (2008)

Raion	Births	Deaths	Natural Growth	BR	DR	NGR
Rivne Oblast	17,089	16,245	844	14.8	14.1	0.07%
Rivne	2,906	2,208	698	11.7	8.9	0.28%
Dubno	465	558	-93	12.2	14.7	-0.25%
Varash	654	243	411	16.2	6.0	1.02%
Ostroh	149	184	-35	9.7	11.9	-0.22%
Bereznivskyi	1,288	896	392	20.6	14.3	0.63%
Volodymyretskyi	1,233	844	389	20.3	13.9	0.64%
Hoshchanskyi	428	765	-337	11.8	21.1	-0.93%
Demydivskyi	176	294	-118	11.5	19.2	-0.77%
Dubenskyi	588	856	-268	12.7	18.5	-0.58%
Dubrovytskyi	704	807	-103	14.4	16.5	-0.21%
Zarichnenskyi	587	572	15	16.7	16.3	0.04%
Zdolbunivskyi	742	1,052	-310	13.0	18.4	-0.54%
Koretskyi	481	690	-209	13.5	19.4	-0.59%
Kostopilskyi	957	954	3	15.0	14.9	0.01%
Mlynivskyi	515	750	-235	13.1	19.1	-0.60%
Ostrozkyi	355	517	-162	12.1	17.6	-0.55%
Radyvylivskyi	486	702	-216	12.7	18.3	-0.56%
Rivnenskyi	1,253	1,343	-90	14.2	15.2	-0.10%
Rokytnivskyi	1,267	698	569	24.0	13.2	1.08%
Sarnenskyi	1,855	1,312	543	18.7	13.2	0.55%

According to statistics the population of Rivne Oblast Central Office at 1 January 2013 is 1,156,900 people.

In 2012, it increased by 2612 people. This was due to natural increase 4014 people at the same time reduce the migration of the population -1,402 people.

Compared to 2011, the volume of natural growth increased by 485 people. Natural movement of the population in 2012 was characterized by an increase in fertility and mortality, compared to 2011. In 2012, the number of births in the region was 619 more than in 2011.

Fertility in rural areas is higher than in urban areas (18 per cent against 13.5 per cent). total fertility rate for 2012 was 15.9 (Either the highest Ukraine).

Compared to 2011, the mortality rate in 2012 rose from 12.3 to 12.4 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. The mortality rate in rural areas is 1.6 pa za higher than in urban areas.

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.7% (male 116,507/female 110,834)

15-64 years: 68.2% (male 385,381/female 402,566)

65 years and over: 12.1% (male 45,796/female 94,724) (2013 official)

Median age

total: 35.2 years

male: 32.8 years

female: 37.5 years (2013 official)

Points of interest

The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.

• Ostroh Castle
• Troitsk monastery (Korec)
• Dubno Castle

Nomenclature

Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (Ukrainian: обласний центр, 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

References

1. "Rivne official asks Avakov to bring National Guard to region to stop amber mining". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
2. "State Statistics Committee of Ukraine". Retrieved September 1, 2013.
3. http://www.oblstat.rivne.com/statinform/demograf/2008/ruxmis1208.htm