Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ Івано-Франківська область
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| capital | Ivano-Frankivsk
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population
total
density
urban
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1,395,904
101/km˛
42.2%
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| area | 13,900 km˛
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raions cities city districts urban-type localities villages
| 14 15 -
24 765
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Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Івано-Франківська область, Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is an oblast of Ukraine. Its capital is Ivano-Frankivsk.
In the past the area was known as Stanisławów Voivodship.
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 Dnister River flows through Ivano-Frankivsk.
Last updated: 05-07-2005 15:28:59