Chernivtsi Oblast (,
Chernivets’ka oblast’, ) is an
oblast (province) in
western Ukraine, consisting mostly of the northern part of the region of
Bukovina, and bordering
Romania and
Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the
Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the
Dniester and
Prut rivers. Its
capital is the city
Chernivtsi. The region has a population of 913,275 and spans 8,100 km².