Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:province
gptkbp:administrativeCenter gptkb:Lutsk
gptkbp:area 20,143 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania
gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkb:Russian_Empire
gptkb:Poland_(interwar_period)
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Lviv_Oblast
gptkb:Brest_Region,_Belarus
gptkb:Rivne_Oblast
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lutsk
gptkbp:coatOfArms features a silver cross on a red shield
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:economy agriculture, food processing, light industry
gptkbp:established 1939
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Poles
gptkb:Russians
gptkb:Ukrainians
gptkbp:flag red with a white cross
gptkbp:governor Yuriy Pohulyaiko (as of 2024)
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Volhynian_massacres_(1943–1944)
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Volhynia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:UA-07
UA-VOL
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Lutsk
gptkbp:locatedIn northwestern Ukraine
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Pripyat
gptkb:Styr
gptkb:Western_Bug
gptkbp:notable_natural_area gptkb:Shatsky_National_Natural_Park
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Lake_Svityaz
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Volodymyr
gptkb:Novovolynsk
gptkb:Kovel
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Lutsk_Castle
gptkbp:notablePerson Lesya Ukrainka (poet, born in Novograd-Volynsky, historic Volhynia)
gptkbp:number_of_raions 4 (since 2020 reform)
gptkbp:officialLanguage Ukrainian
gptkbp:parliamentary_representation gptkb:Volyn_Oblast_Council
gptkbp:population about 1,021,356 (2022 est.)
gptkbp:region 07
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkbp:timezone EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:timezoneDST EEST (UTC+3)
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:AC
gptkbp:website https://www.voladm.gov.ua/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prypiat_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5