Lviv Oblast

administrative division (oblast) in western Ukraine

Lviv Oblast (Ukrainian: Львівська область) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. The administrative centre is Lviv. The population of Lviv Oblast was 2,537,000 in 2013.[2]

Lviv Oblast
Львівська область
L’vivs’ka oblast’
Flag of Lviv Oblast
Coat of arms of Lviv Oblast
Nickname: 
Львівщина (Lvivshchyna)
Country Ukraine
Administrative centerLviv
Government
 • GovernorMaksym Kozytsky[1]
 • Oblast council84 seats
 • ChairpersonOleksandr Hanushchyn
Area
 • Total21,833 km2 (8,430 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 17th
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • TotalDecrease 2,534,174
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380-32
ISO 3166 codeUA-46
Raions20
Cities (total)44
• Regional cities9
Urban-type settlements34
Villages1849
FIPS 10-4UP15
Websitewww.loda.gov.ua

References change

  1. Zelensky introduces new head of Lviv Regional State Administration, Ukrinform (6 February 2020)
  2. "Lviv Oblast". UkraineTrek.com. Retrieved 11 December 2017.