Luhansk Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
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Summary
Luhansk Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine[1]. It draws 5,152 Wikipedia views per month (oblast of ukraine category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[3]
- Country: Ukraine[4]
- Head of government: Serhiy Haidai[5], Artem Lysohor[6], Oleksii Kharchenko[7]
- Instance of: disputed territory[8]
- Capital: Luhansk[9]
- Official language: Ukrainian[10]
- Shares border with: Kharkiv Oblast[11], Donetsk Oblast[12], Belgorod Oblast[13], Voronezh Oblast[14], Rostov Oblast[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Antratsyt Raion[16], Bilovodsk Raion[17], Bilokurakyne Raion[18], Krasnodon Raion[19], Kreminna Raion[20], Lutuhyne Raion[21], Markivka Raion[22], Milove Raion[23], Novoaidar Raion[24], Novopskov Raion[25], Perevalsk Raion[26], Popasna Raion[27], Svatove Raion (1923–2020)[28], Sverdlovsk Raion[29]
- Flag: flag of Luhansk Oblast[30]
- Legislative body: Luhansk Oblast Council[31]
- Coat of arms: Herb obwodu ługańskiego[32]
- Postal code: 91000–91999[33], 92000–92999[34], 93000–93999[35], 94000–94999[36]
- Commons category: Luhansk Oblast[37]
- Licence plate code: ВВ[38], НВ[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[40], UTC+03:00[41], Eastern European Time[42]
- Local dialing code: 64[43]
- Inception: June 3, 1938[44]
- Highest point: Mohyla Mechetna[45]
- Topic's main category: Category:Luhansk Oblast[46]
- Email address: mailto:info@loga.gov.ua[47]
- Population: 2,205,400[48], 2,167,802[49]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Luhansk Oblast[50]
- Territory claimed by: Russia[51]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[52]
Why It Matters
Luhansk Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]