Poltava Oblast (; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – , literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory is part of the historic Cossack Hetmanate (its southern regions: Poltava, Myrhorod, Lubny, and Hadiach). Population: Two other important cities there are Horishni Plavni and Kremenchuk. History During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the town of Myrhorod was bombed. However as of April 2022, there has been no ground fighting and the province remains completely under Ukrainian control. Geography Poltava Oblast is situated in the central part of Ukraine. Located on the left bank of Dnieper, Poltava region was part of the Cossack Hetmanate. It has an area of 28,800 km2. The oblast borders upon Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Cherkasy and Kyiv Oblasts. Points of interest The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. Gogol preserve-museum Kotliarevsky villa Mykolaivska Church Poltava ethnical museum Monastery of the Erection of the Cross Demographics , its population was 1,400,000 and population density was 49 people per 1 km2. Age structure 0–14 years: 13.2% (male 99,444/female 93,949) 15–64 years: 69.9% (male 483,389/female 530,911) 65 years and over: 16.9% (male 81,435/female 164,861) (2013 official) Median age total: 41.4 years male: 38.0 years female: 44.7 years (2013 official) Economy Industry The oblast is a center of Ukraine's oil and natural gas industry, with many wells and pipelines situated here. There is a major oil refinery plant in the city of Kremenchuk. Important iron ore processing facilities also present. In general, there are 374 large industrial organization and 618 small industrial organizations. Agriculture In 1999 the gross grain yield was about 14,529 thousand tons, sugar beets – 1,002,900 tons, sunflower seeds – 166,200 tons, potatoes – 279,900 tons. The oblast also produced 120,500 tons of meat, 645,900 tons of milk and 423,200,00 eggs. At the beginning of 1999 there were 1,311 registered farms in the region. Administrative divisions The oblast is divided into 25 districts, 5 cities, 21 urban villages, and 1862 villages. The following data incorporates the number of each type of administrative divisions of the Poltava Oblast’: Administrative Center – 1 (Poltava) Raions – 25; City raions – 5; Settlements – 1526, including: Villages – 1,831; Cities/Towns – 35, including: Urban-type settlement – 21; Cities – 15, including: Cities of oblast' subordinance – 5;