Kharkovskaya oblast

Kharkiv Oblast Center East- land , cross-border region , located on the north- east of Ukraine. Founded February 27, 1932 .

The population of the area - 2997.9 thousand people (about 6% of Ukraine's population ), including urban - 78.9 %, agriculture - 21.1%. Population density - 100 people per square kilometer. km .

The VII-X centuries this territory in part belonged to the Khazar Khanate . In the XIII century, she has been invaded by the Mongols . For a long time remained sparsely populated . Only at the end of the XV century peasants appear here . From the middle of XVII century the mass settlement of the area .In 1654, at the confluence of the Kharkiv and Lopan, founded the city of Kharkov , which became the center of Slobozhanshina.

In 1765 was created Slobodsko- Ukrainian province , in 1780 - Slobodsko- Ukrainian province was transformed into the Kharkiv viceroyalty , which became the center of Kharkov .

In connection with an advantageous economic and geographical location (proximity of coal and metallurgical base Dnieper Donets Basin and stimulated the development of engineering and metalworking , the neighborhood is well advanced regions of Russia - Central Black Earth , South West and South - has defined the development of agro-industrial enterprises ),region's economy has developed and modern structure ,In 1796, the governorship on the site was re - Slobodsko Ukrainian province , which was in 1835 in the name of Kharkiv . From 1919 to 1934 Kharkiv was the capital of the USSR. In addition the area has a rich set of their own natural resources.These resources allow you to develop the fuel and energy , chemicals , glass and porcelain manufacture, production of building materials .

Agriculture Kharkiv region specializes in the production of grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, meat, milk, fruits and vegetables.

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