Sumy Ukraine region (oblast)

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• overview
• administrative division
• economy

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Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) overview

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) coat of arms

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) flag

Sumy oblast is situated in the northeast part of Ukraine. On the North and the East Sumy region borders on the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod oblasts of Russia. On the South, the southeast and the West Sumy oblast borders on the Kharkiv, Poltava and Chernigov oblasts of Ukraine.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) map location

The Sumy region was established on January 10, 1939. Sumy oblast center is the town of Sumy founded four centuries ago. Sumy city boasts high tech industrial works, unique cathedrals with beautiful fountains, institutions of higher learning, nice recreation areas.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) - Monumental complex in Horuzhevka

The main figurine of monumental complex in Horuzhevka (Ukraine, Sumy oblast, Nedrygayliv region) devoted to Golodomor 1932-1933 in Ukraine. The figurine is named "The girl with five wheat ears".

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) nature views

Sumy region of Ukraine is rich in mineral resources. Among them are oil (30.5% of the total oil reserves of Ukraine) and natural gas.

About 165 rivers flow through Sumy oblast with the total length - 5444 km. All of them belong to the Dnepr rive basin. The Desna, the Seim, Sula are the biggest rivers of Sumy region of Ukraine. The water of these rivers is used for local foundry production, for chemical and textile industries.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) churches

The forest area accounts for 387 thou.ha. There are different kinds of woods in local forests of Sumy oblast of Ukraine.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) architecture

Sumy Ukraine region population - 1,226,500 (2006).
Sumy Ukraine region land area - 23,800 sq. km.
Sumy Ukraine region phone code - +380-54.
Sumy Ukraine region postal codes - 40xxx-42xxx.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) church

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) administrative division

Sumy oblast includes 7 towns of the oblast subordination and 18 districts, 20 towns of the district subordination, 20 settlements of urban type and 1456 villages.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) churches

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) economy

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) industry: machine-building (production of agricultural, chemical, oil-extracting, medical, printing machinery and electronic appliances); food-processing, oil-extraction, chemical and petrochemical industry.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) oil industry

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) agriculture: grains, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, potatoes, vegetables; cattle and poultry farming.

Sumy Ukraine region (oblast) cathedral

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