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Rivne Oblast (translit. Rivnens’ka oblast’; also referred to as Rivnenshchyna - ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne.
The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million. A nuclear power plant is located in the oblast.
following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
Subdivisions The Rivne Oblast is administratively subdivided into 16 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Dubno, Kuznetsovsk, Ostroh, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne.
Nomenclature Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (translit. oblasnyi tsentr).

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Rivne Oblast (translit. Rivnens’ka oblast’; also referred to as Rivnenshchyna - ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne.
The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.2 million. A nuclear power plant is located in the oblast.
Points of Interest
The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
Geography
History The Rivne Oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939.
Subdivisions The Rivne Oblast is administratively subdivided into 16 raions (districts) as well as 4 cities (municipalities) which are directly subordinate to the oblast government: Dubno, Kuznetsovsk, Ostroh, and the administrative center of the oblast, Rivne.
Nomenclature Most of Ukraine's oblasts are named after their capital cities, officially referred to as "oblast centers" (translit. oblasnyi tsentr). The name of each oblast is a relative adjective, formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of respective center city: Rivne is the center of the Rivnens’ka oblast’ (Rivne Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Rivne Oblast, Rivnenshchyna.
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