Luhansk Oblast

The Luhansk Oblast (also Lugansk Oblast, Ukrainian Луганська область / Luhanska oblast, Russian Луганская область / Luganskaja oblast ) is the easternmost of the 25 administrative units ( oblasts ) of Ukraine. It has around 2.24 million inhabitants (2014). The oblast is bordered to the north, east and south of Russia ( Belgorod oblasts with, Voronezh and Rostov ). To the northwest lies the Kharkiv Oblast, to the southwest the Donetsk Oblast.

At the boundary between the oblasts Kharkiv and Donetsk Seversky Donets meets the Oblast and flows through it in an east-west direction to continue his run in Russia. The oblast was established in 1938. Late as 1958, and from 1970 to 1990 it bore the name Woroschilowgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov.

Largest cities

Capital of the oblast is the city south of the Donets located Luhansk.

Administrative divisions

The Luhansk Oblast is administratively divided into 18 Rajone and 14 directly below the Oblastverwaltung cities. These are the cities Alchevsk, Antrazyt, Brjanka, Kirovsk, Krasny Luch, Krasnodon, Lysychansk, Perwomajsk, Rowenky, Rubischne, Sverdlovsk, Sjewjerodonezk, Stakhanov and the eponymous administrative center of the oblast, the city of Luhansk.

Rajone Luhansk Oblast, with their administrative centers

The Luhansk Oblast is divided into 18 Rajone:

Demography

Since the independence of Ukraine, the share of Ukrainian speakers has risen and the share of Russian speakers in decline.