Kirovograd region - an area located in central Ukraine. Kirovohrad was formed January 10, 1939. Center - Kirovograd. Kirovograd region is located in the Dnieper Upland. This arrangement resulted in very hilly terrain, with a great ravines and gullies. The soils are very fertile area. The water resources of the region are Stepan Makarov, United Vys, Inhul, Yatran. On the north side is bordered by the Cherkasy region, in the north-east - Poltava region, in the east - Dnipropetrovsk, in the south - Nikolaev and Odessa in the west - Vinnytsia oblasts of Ukraine. The region has 21 administrative districts. Kirovograd region covers an area of 24.6 thousand square meters. Km. The population is 1129 thousand. In Kirovograd region was inhabited by people during the ancient times. Ancient peoples that lived here from the XI century. BC, were Cimmerians.