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Luhansk Oblast
Луганська область | |
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Oblast | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Eastern gate of Ukraine,[1][2] dawn of Ukraine,[3][4][5] Луганщина
(Luhanshchyna), Лугань (Luhan) | |
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| Coordinates: 48°55′N 39°01′E / 48.92°N 39.02°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Established | 3 June 1938 |
| Administrative center | Luhansk (de jure) Sievierodonetsk (de facto, 2014–2022) |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Artem Lysohor |
| • Oblast council | 124 seats |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,684 km2 (10,303 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[6] | |
| • Total |  2,102,921 |
| • Rank | Ranked 7th |
| Gross Regional Product [7] | |
| • Total | ₴ 52 billion (€1.351 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₴ 24,684 (€639) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 91–94 |
| Area code | +380-64 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-09 |
| Vehicle registration | BB |
| Raions | 18 |
| Cities (total) | 37 |
| • Regional cities | 14 |
| Urban-type settlements | 109 |
| Villages | 792 |
| FIPS 10-4 | UP14 |
| Website | loga.gov.ua |
Luhansk Oblast (Ukrainian: Луганська область, romanized: Luhanska oblast; Russian: Луганская область, romanized: Luganskaya oblast), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (Луганщина), is the easternmost oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast until 1958 and again from 1970 to 1991.[8] It has a population of 2,102,921 (2022 estimate).[6]
Important cities in Luhansk Oblast include Alchevsk, Antratsyt, Brianka, Kadiivka, Kirovsk, Krasnodon, Khrustalnyi, Luhansk, Lysychansk, Pervomaisk, Rovenky, Rubizhne, Sievierodonetsk and Sverdlovsk. All of the oblast is in the Donbas region.
In 2014, large parts of the oblast, including the capital Luhansk, came under the control of Russian-backed separatists who declared the Luhansk People's Republic, leading to a war against Ukrainian government forces. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the oblast has come almost entirely under Russian occupation and has been the scene of heavy fighting, which continues in some places. In late September 2022, Russia declared the annexation of the entire oblast, along with three others, though the annexation remains internationally unrecognized. As of January 2023, Ukraine is in control of 6–7% of the region, including a few settlements, such as Bilohorivka, Zolotarivka, Chervonopopivka, and Makiivka. These areas continue to see active conflict.[9]
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- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
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