Poltava Oblast

Poltava Oblast
Полтавська область
Poltavska oblast
Nickname: 
Полтавщина (Poltavshchyna)
Interactive map of Poltava Oblast in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E / 49.58944; 34.55139
Country Ukraine
Administrative centerPoltava
Government
 • GovernorVitaliy Dyakivnych
 • Oblast council84 seats
 • ChairpersonOleksandr Bilenky
Area
 • Total
28,847 km2 (11,138 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 6th
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
1,352,283
 • RankRanked 12th
 • Density46.878/km2 (121.41/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total₴ 267 billion
(€6.9 billion)
 • Per capita₴ 195,825
(€5,100)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
Area code+380-53
ISO 3166 codeUA-53
Vehicle registrationВІ, НІ
Raions4
Cities15
HDI (2022)0.727
high
FIPS 10-4UP18
NUTS statistical regions of UkraineUA11
Websiteoblrada-pl.gov.ua

Poltava Oblast (Ukrainian: Полтавська область, romanizedPoltavska oblast), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (Ukrainian: Полтавщина), is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was part of the southern regions of the Cossack Hetmanate. Population: 1,352,283 (2022 estimate).

Three other important cities in the oblast are Horishni Plavni, Kremenchuk, and Lubny.