Chernivtsi Oblast

Chernivtsi Oblast (Ukrainian: Чернівецька область, Chernivets’ka oblast’, Romanian: Regiunea Cernăuţi) is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers. Its capital is the city Chernivtsi. The region has a population (as of 1 May 2004 (2004 -05-01)) of 913,275 and spans 8,100 km².

As of 2011, one of the poorest regions of Ukraine.