Zaporizhia Oblast - Geography

Geography

The area of the province is 27,200 km²; its population (as of 2004-05-01) is 1.9 million.

Important cities include:

  • Berdyansk
  • Enerhodar – home of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
  • Melitopol
  • Zaporizhia

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