Znamianka is a city in Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast

Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....

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Oblast

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) of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. Population is 29,412 (2001).

The city has a special status within the oblast, the city of oblast subordination or an oblast municipality. As a municipality it combines the city of Znamianka, the town of Znamianka Druha, and the village of Vodyane. The city itself is known for its train station.