Lviv Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in western Ukraine
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Summary
Lviv Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine[1]. It draws 2,758 Wikipedia views per month (oblast of ukraine category, ranking #10 of 24).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukraine[4]
- Country: Ukraine[5]
- Head of government: Maksym Kozytskyi[6]
- Capital: Lviv[7]
- Shares border with: Volyn Oblast[8], Rivne Oblast[9], Ternopil Oblast[10], Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast[11], Zakarpattia Oblast[12], Podkarpackie Voivodeship[13], Lublin Voivodeship[14]
- Named after: Lviv[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Sheptytskyi Raion[16], Drohobych Raion[17], Yavoriv Raion[18], Lviv Raion[19], Sambir Raion[20], Stryi Raion[21], Zolochiv Raion[22]
- Flag: flag of Lviv Oblast[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Kaunas[24]
- Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Lviv oblast[25]
- Commons category: Lviv Oblast[26]
- Licence plate code: ВС[27]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[28], UTC+03:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 032[30]
- Inception: December 4, 1939[31]
- Authority: regional state administration[32]
- Official website: http://www.loda.gov.ua[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lviv Oblast[34]
- Population: 2,533,384[35], 2,747,703[36], 2,626,543[37], 2,538,436[38], 2,529,608[39], 2,583,853[40], 2,478,133[41], 2,497,750[42], 2,544,748[43], 2,549,617[44], 2,552,929[45], 2,559,779[46], 2,610,995[47], 2,598,311[48]
- Replaces: Lwów Voivodeship[49]
- Topic has template: Template:Lviv Oblast[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Lviv Oblast[51]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Lviv Oblast[52]
- Native label: Львівська область[53]
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Physical Characteristics
Lviv Oblast covers an area of 21,833 km²[54].
Why It Matters
Lviv Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
FAQs
What awards did Lviv Oblast receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].