Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region (oblast)

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• overview
• administrative division
• economy

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Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region (oblast) overview

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region coat of arms

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region flag

Luhansk (Lugansk - Russian spelling) region was created as administrative economic territorial unit of the Ukraine in June 1938. Luhansk region is located in the southwestern part of the Ukraine in the basin of the middle Seversky Donets on the ways from Donbas to Russia.

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region map location

Luhansk region territory stretches for 250km from south to north and 190km from west to east. Lugansk oblast borders coincide with the Ukrainian frontiers in the north, east and south, and thus it is in the immediate neighborhood of Russia.

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region nature views

As to population of Luhansk region, which makes 5.6% of that of the Ukraine, Lugansk oblast occupies the fourth place among the regions of the Ukraine. Luhansk city is the capital of Luhansk region, Ukraine.

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region landscapes

Luhansk region belongs to the regions with high population density, the average being 90.2 people per sq. km. Luhansk region of Ukraine population includes 104 nationalities and peoples, mainly Ukrainians (54.8%) and Russians (41.7%).

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region World War II memorial

Luhansk Ukraine region population - 2,409,000 (2006).
Luhansk Ukraine region land area - 26,684 sq. km.
Luhansk Ukraine region phone code - +380-64.
Luhansk Ukraine region postal codes - 91xxx-94xxx.

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region sceneries

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region (oblast) administrative division

Luhansk region, Ukraine includes 18 rural districts; 37 cities and towns (14 cities of regional subordination and 23 towns of district subordination), 109 large rural settlements and 632 villages.

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Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region (oblast) economy

Lugansk Ukraine region industry: highly developed mineral extraction - coal mining, extraction of natural gas and minerals for building industry; food-processing; consumer goods production and metal-working.

Luhansk (Lugansk) Ukraine region broken bridge

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