Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast (English)
Кировская область (Russian)
-  Oblast  -
Map of Russia - Kirov Oblast (2008-03).svg
Coordinates:
Coat of arms of Kirov Region.svg
Coat of arms of Kirov Oblast
Flag of Kirov Region.svg
Flag of Kirov Oblast
Anthem None
Political status
Country Russia
Political status Oblast
Federal district Volga[1]
Economic region Volga-Vyatka[2]
Administrative center Kirov
Official languages Russian[3]; Russian[4]
Statistics
Population (2002 Census)[5] 1,503,529 inhabitants
- Rank within Russia 32nd
- Urban[5] 71.8%
- Rural[5] 28.2%
- Density 12.45 /km2 (32.2 /sq mi)[6]
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] 120,800 km2 (46,641.1 sq mi)
- Rank within Russia 30th
Established December 7, 1934
License plates 43
ISO 3166-2:RU RU-KIR
Time zone MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4)
Government (as of October 2009)
Governor[8] Nikita Belykh[9]
Legislature Legislative Assembly[8]
Charter Charter of Kirov Oblast
Official website
http://www.ako.kirov.ru/

Kirov Oblast (Russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, Kirovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kirov.

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Administrative divisions

Demographics

References

  1. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000).
  2. Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  3. According to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia, Russian is the official language on the whole territory of the Russian Federation. Article 68.2 further stipulates that only the republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian.
  4. According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia, only republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  6. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
  7. Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Charter, Article 3.2
  9. Official website of the Government of Kirov Oblast. Governor of Kirov Oblast
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