. . "Zhytomyr Oblast (Ukrainian: \u0416\u0438\u0442\u043E\u043C\u0438\u0440\u0441\u044C\u043A\u0430 \u043E\u0431\u043B\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044C, translit. Zhytomyrs\u2019ka oblast\u2019; also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna - Ukrainian: \u0416\u0438\u0442\u043E\u043C\u0438\u0440\u0449\u0438\u043D\u0430) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Population: 1,268,903\u2009(2013 est.)"@en . .