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Vinnytsya (Вінницька область, Vinnyts’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian; Winnica in Polish) is a region of Ukraine. Its capital is Vinnytsya. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Ukrainian is an East Slavic language, one of three members of this language group, the other two being Russian and Belarusian. ... Polish (polski, język polski) is the official language of Poland. ... Ukraine is subdivided into 24 regions (oblasti, singular oblast), 1 autonomous republic (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular misto) with special legal status. ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Vinnytsia, or Vinnytsya (Ukrainian Вінниця) is a city in central Ukraine, located on the banks of Pivdennyi Buh River in 270 km far from the capital Kyiv. ...

The area of the region is 26,500 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.7 million. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...

Categories: Ukraine geography stubs | Subdivisions of Ukraine Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast), 1 autonomous republic (Ukrainian автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and 2 cities with special status (Ukrainian singular місто зі спеціальним статусом, misto zi spetsialnym statusom). ... Large flag of Ukraine Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Cherkasy (Черкаська область, Cherkas’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of central Ukraine. ... Chernihivs’ka oblast’ (Чернігівська область, Chernihivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. ... The Chernivtsi region (Черніветська область, Chernivets’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) lies in southwestern Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. ... Dnipropetrovsk region (Дніпропетровська область, Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of northern Ukraine. ... Donetska Oblast (Ukrainian: Донецька область, Donets’ka oblast’) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. ... Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Івано-Франківська область, Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is an oblast of Ukraine. ... Kharkiv Oblast (Харківська область, Kharkivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian; Харьковская область, Khar’kovskaya oblast’ in Russian) is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. ... Kherson (Херсонська область, Khersons’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. ... Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ (Хмельницька область in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Kirovohradska oblast (Кіровоградська область in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Kyivs’ka oblast’ (Київська область in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. ... Luhansk Oblast (Луганська область, Luhanska oblast in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. ... Lviv (Львівська область, L’vivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian, Lwów in Polish, Lemberg in German) is a region of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Mykolayiv (Миколаївська область, Mykolaivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of Ukraine. ... Odessa Oblast (Ukrainian: Одеська область, Odeska oblast) is an oblast of south-western Ukraine. ... Poltavs’ka oblast’ (Полтавська область in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. ... Rivne Oblast (Рівненська область, Rivnens’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian; Rowno in Polish) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ... Sumy (Сумська область, Sums’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of northern Ukraine. ... Ternopil (Тернопільська область, Ternopil’s’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian; Tarnopol in Polish; Ternopol in Russian) is a region of Ukraine. ... The Crimea (officially Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian transliteration: Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukrainian: Автономна Республіка Крим, Russian: Автономная Республика Крым, pronounced cry-MEE-ah in English) is a peninsula and an autonomous republic of Ukraine on the northern coast of the Black Sea. ... Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... Sevastopol (Севастополь, Sevastopol’ in Russian and Ukrainian; Aqyar in Crimean Tatar), formerly known as Sebastopol, is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of Crimean peninsula. ...