text: Mykolaiv is the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast ( province ) , as well as that of both the Mykolaivskyi and Zhovtnevyi raions ( districts ) within the oblast .
simplified: It is the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast ( province ) , as well as of both the Mykolaivsky and Zhovtnevy raions ( districts ) within the oblast .