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Kyivs’ka oblast’ (Київська область in Ukrainian) is an oblast' ( province) in northern Ukraine. Its capital is Kyiv. Despite hosting governing bodies of the province, Kyiv itself is independent from surrounding oblast' (being a municipality). The Russian name of the region is Kievskaya oblast' (since the city is called Kiev in Russian), a variant which is more familiar to readers in the West.

Geographically, the province is divided into two almost equal parts by the Dnipro River flowing southwards.

The north-western end of the province is a part of a closed devastated zone around the former nuclearNuclear means "of or belonging to the nucleus (or center) of something", from Latin for kernel or nut. Which pronunciations of "nuclear" are commonly acceptable is a matter of some debate and amusement; see Nucular for an example. Where the subject is the plant of Chornobyl. The largest city within zone is Pryp'yatUkrainian Prypyat , Russian Pripyat , abandoned city located in the north of Ukraine, near the Belarus border. Outside the city is the Chernobyl nuclear power station, site of the worst nuclear reactor accident in history. See Chernobyl accident. The site (now a ghost townA ghost town is a town that has been abandoned, usually because the economic activity that supported it has failed or because of natural or human-caused disasters. Ghost towns are almost stereotypically common in mining areas: Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, M).

The area of the region is 28,100 km². Its population, excluding Kyiv itself, (as of 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co- 05-01 ) is 1.8 million.

Important cities include:

• Bila TserkvaBila Tserkva ( Ukrainian i White church Polish Biala Cerkiew, Russian Belaya Tserkov is a city in Kyivs'ka oblast' of Ukraine. It is situated about 80 km. to the south of Kyiv on the river Ros. Population 189,500 (1 Januar 2004). The city is a home to the
• BrovaryBrovary ( Ukrainian is a city in Ukraine's Kyivs'ka oblast', close to the capital city of Kyiv. It is also a center of Brovars'kyi raion ( district). Brovary is connected to the world by railways and highways. Brovary is an ancient town, firstly mentioned
• Boryspil'Boryspil ( Ukrainian is a city in northern Ukraine, situated in the left-bank part of Kyivs'ka oblast', close to the capital city of Kyiv. It is also a center of Boryspil's'kyi raion ( district). The city is a home to country's main airport "Boryspil" (in
• Irpin' - Kotsiubyns'ke - Bucha - Vorzel' (these neighboring towns are practically merged into conurbation)
• Fastiv
• Vasyl'kiv