Vinnitsa Region was formed on February 27, 1932.  It has an area of 26500 km² (4,5% of  the territory of Ukraine). The population of the region makes 1,815,000 inhabitants, including urban population – 882,000. Vinnitsa region is located in forest-steppe zone within the limits of the Podolsk hills. There are nearly 204 rivers within the state, each more than 10 km in length, and the two major ones are the Southern Bug and the Dniester. Vinnitsa has a moderately continental climate with mild winter and warm humid summer. Five universities, 453 medical establishments, 31 health-resorts are there. Theatres - 2, cinemas, cultural centers, clubs - 1256. The number of monuments of history and culture equal 3144, museums - 20. The museum of the world famous surgeon N.I. Pirogov is very popular; his body is embalmed and is kept in the burial vault near the museum.

Vinnitsa is an administrative, economic and regional centre of Ukraine. The city is located on the bank of the river Southern Bug, 260 km to the south of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine (4 hours by train), 14 hours by train from Moscow and 6 - from Odessa.
The city is connected by the railway and air paths to the Western Europe and other countries. An average temperature in winter is 5 –7°C, summer - +20 +27°C. Vinnitsa is known as a students’ city of Ukraine, it is proud of such outstanding educational institutions as: Vinnitsa Technical University, Pedagogical University, Trade Economic University, and Agricultural University etc.

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