Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, also commonly known as Dnipropetrovshchyna, is an oblast (province) in southeastern Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. It was created on February 27, 1932. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has a population of about 3,096,485, approximately 80% or 4/5th of the population living on administrative centers like Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Nikopol and Pavlohrad. The Dnieper River runs through the oblast.