Zakarpats'ka oblast'
| Zakarpats’ka oblast’ Закарпатська область Missing image Map_of_Ukraine_political_simple_Oblast_Transkarpatien.png Zakarpats'ka oblast' is located ... | |
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| capital | Uzhhorod |
| population total | 1,249,663 |
| area | 12,800 km² |
| raions cities city districts urban-type localities villages | 13 10 - 20 579 |
Zakarpattya or Transcarpathia (Закарпатська область, Zakarpats’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is an oblast' (region) of Ukraine. Its capital is Uzhhorod. Other important cities are Mukachiv and Chop, Ukraine (the bordertown housing various transportation infrustructure).
Early history of the area includes the incorporation of the area into the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th and 10th centuries. From the end of the 10th century AD until 1918, Transcarpathia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Then it became part of Czechoslovakia until after the Second World War, when it was annexed to the Soviet Union's Ukrainian SSR.
Although ethnic Ukrainians (rather Ruthenians) are in majority here, other ethnic groups are relatively numerous in Zakarpattya. The largest those are Hungarians, Romanians and Slovaks. Their languages and culture are respected by providing national school education, clubs etc.
The area of the region is 12,800 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million people.
Zakarpattya's economy depends mostly on trans-border trade, vinery and forestry.
See also:
| Subdivisions of Ukraine | 
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| oblasts: | Cherkas'ka | Chernihivs'ka | Chernivets'ka | Dnipropetrovs'ka | Donets'ka | Ivano-Frankivs'ka | Kharkivs'ka | Khersons'ka | Khmel'nyts'ka | Kirovohrads'ka | Kyivs'ka | Luhans'ka | L'vivs'ka | Mykolayivs'ka | Odes'ka | Poltavs'ka | Rivnens'ka | Sums'ka | Ternopil's'ka | Vinnyts'ka | Volyns'ka | Zakarpats'ka | Zaporiz'ka | Zhytomyrs'ka | ||
| autonomous republic: | Crimea | ||
| cities with special status: | Kyiv | Sevastopol | ||
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