Sumy
Sumy Oblast (Ukrainian: Сумська область, translit. Sums’ka oblast’; also referred to as Sumshchyna - Ukrainian: Сумщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.
Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka.
As of 2004-05-01, the population is 1,255,866, which includes 886,100 city/town-dwellers, and 483,700 villagers.
Geography
The Sumy Oblast is situated in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The area of the oblast' (23,800 km²), comprises about 3,95 % of the total area of the country.
The obalst' borders the Bryansk Oblast (Russia) on the northeast, the Kursk Oblast (Russia) on the east, the Poltava on the southwest, the Kharkiv Oblasts on the south, and the Chernihiv Oblast on the west.
Administrative Sudivisions
The Sumy Oblast was established on December 10, 1939. Today it is comprised of 18 raions (districts), 15 cities, 7 city municipalities, 20 Urban-type settlements, 384 village councils, and 1500 villages.
The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Sumy Oblast Rada. The governer of the oblast' is the Sumy Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.
Environment
The Sumy Oblast contains 168 objects and territories of natural reserve. The oblast' is rich in picturesque banks of numerous rivers, and sources of mineral waters.
Economy
The main industrial activities of the oblast' are: chemical mechanical engineering, pumping and energy mechanical engineering, agricultural machine-construction, instrument-making industry and radio electronics, technical equipment production for processing fields of agro-industrial complexes, mining and iron ore production industry, polygraph industry and medicine production, oil and gas processing, chemical production, film and photo material production (See: Svema), and chemical fertilizer production. In general, there are 273 large industry enterprises and 327 small industry enterprises.
Agriculture
In 1999, the gross grain yield was about 446,000 tons, sugar beets – 664,000 tons, sunflower seeds – 27,700 tons, potatoes – 343,600 tons. The region also produced 108,700 tons of meat, 517,800 tons of milk and 295,300,000 eggs. At the beginning of 1999, there were 781 registered farms in the oblast'.
Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka.
As of 2004-05-01, the population is 1,255,866, which includes 886,100 city/town-dwellers, and 483,700 villagers.
Geography
The Sumy Oblast is situated in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The area of the oblast' (23,800 km²), comprises about 3,95 % of the total area of the country.
The obalst' borders the Bryansk Oblast (Russia) on the northeast, the Kursk Oblast (Russia) on the east, the Poltava on the southwest, the Kharkiv Oblasts on the south, and the Chernihiv Oblast on the west.
Administrative Sudivisions
The Sumy Oblast was established on December 10, 1939. Today it is comprised of 18 raions (districts), 15 cities, 7 city municipalities, 20 Urban-type settlements, 384 village councils, and 1500 villages.
The local administration of the oblast' is controlled by the Sumy Oblast Rada. The governer of the oblast' is the Sumy Oblast Rada speaker, appointed by the President of Ukraine.
Environment
The Sumy Oblast contains 168 objects and territories of natural reserve. The oblast' is rich in picturesque banks of numerous rivers, and sources of mineral waters.
Economy
The main industrial activities of the oblast' are: chemical mechanical engineering, pumping and energy mechanical engineering, agricultural machine-construction, instrument-making industry and radio electronics, technical equipment production for processing fields of agro-industrial complexes, mining and iron ore production industry, polygraph industry and medicine production, oil and gas processing, chemical production, film and photo material production (See: Svema), and chemical fertilizer production. In general, there are 273 large industry enterprises and 327 small industry enterprises.
Agriculture
In 1999, the gross grain yield was about 446,000 tons, sugar beets – 664,000 tons, sunflower seeds – 27,700 tons, potatoes – 343,600 tons. The region also produced 108,700 tons of meat, 517,800 tons of milk and 295,300,000 eggs. At the beginning of 1999, there were 781 registered farms in the oblast'.
