Lviv region ( or "lʹvivshchyna") is administrative-territorial unit in the west of Ukraine. and it is one of historical region named Galicia.
This region is one of the most developed regions of Ukraine in economic, tourist, cultural and scientific areas. It was formed after the annexation of the eastern part of Poland by the Soviet Union under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact on November 27, 1939.
The center of Lviv region is Lviv. After the last administrative reform in Ukraine in 2020, Lviv region is consists of 7 districts: Lviv, Drohobych, Chervonohrad, Stryj, Sambir, Zolochiv, and Yavoriv districts.
Representative body of local self-government - Lviv Regional Council.
The local executive body is the Lviv Regional State Administration.
The population of Lviv region is 2725.2 thousand (as of December 1, 2013).
There are three districts in the Lviv economic zone: Pre-Carpathian (Drohobych - mechanical engineering, woodworking, light industry; Sambir-food industry, machine building, light industry, woodworking industry. Stryi - mechanical engineering, food and woodworking industry, gas industry Boryslav; - oil, light and chemical industries; Novyi Rozdil and Yavoriv sulfur production), Northern (Chervonohrad - coal mining, light industry; Sokal - chemical industry, Dobrotvir - electricity); Lviv (mechanical engineering, food, light industry).
Agriculture is also developed, the main thing is the cultivation of cereals, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax. In recent years, its proximity to the borders with the European Union has influenced the development of meat and dairy cattle, pigs and poultry, as well as some berries, fruits, including apples, pears and plums.
