Kyivs'ka oblast'
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). 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 the Chornobyl' zone. The largest city within zone is Pryp'yat (now a ghost town). The area of the region is 28,100 kmē. Its population, excluding Kyiv itself, (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.8 million. Important cities include: Bila Tserkva Brovary Boryspil' Irpin'-Kotsiubyns'ke-Bucha-Vorzel' (these neighboring towns are practically merged into conurbation) Fastiv Vasyl'kiv
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