population of the oblast is 1,268,903 (as of 2013). Zhytomyr Oblast is the most important center of the Polish minority in Ukraine, which numbers 49,000 locally. Age structure 0-14 years: 15.8% (male 103,194/female 97,617) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 420,285/female 444,803) 65 years and over: 16.1% (male 65,301/female 138,472) (2013 official) Median age total: 39.4 years male: 36.1 years female: 42.6 years (2013 official) Economy The economy of Zhytomyr Oblast mostly deals with mining of granite and other construction stone, forestry, agriculture and various machinery manufacturing. The northern part of the province is highly affected by the Chernobyl disaster: some of the towns and raions are devastated and are included in the Chernobyl zone, while others are prohibited from producing their own agriculture. Administrative divisions Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into 4 raions (districts). The districts of Zhytomyr oblast include: Berdychiv Raion (, translit. Berdychivs’kyi raion) Korosten Raion (, translit. Korostens’kyi raion) Zviahel Raion (, translit. Zviahel’kyi raion) Zhytomyr Raion (, translit. Zhytomyrs’kyi raion) Important cities and settlements List of biggest populated places of Zhytomyr Oblast with population in thousands: Zhytomyr – 266.9 Berdychiv – 76.2 Korosten – 63.5 Zviahel – 56.3 Malyn – 26.2 Korostyshiv – 25.4 Ovruch – 15.8 Radomyshl – 14.6 Baranivka – 11.8 Olevsk – 10.5 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: Zhytomyr is the center of the Zhytomyrs'ka oblast''' (Zhytomyr 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 Zhytomyr Oblast, Zhytomyrshchyna''. References External links Zhytomyrschyna Welcomes{en} The Official Site of the Radomysl Castle Oblasts of Ukraine States and territories established in 1937 1937 establishments in Ukraine Belarus–Ukraine border