Smolensk Oblast
| Smolensk Oblast (English) Смоле́нская о́бласть (Russian) |
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.svg.png) Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Administrative center | Smolensk |
| Established | 863 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Central Central |
| Code | 67 |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
49,786 km² |
| Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
966,272 inhabitants 19.4 inhab. / km² |
| Official language | Russian |
| Governor | Sergey Antufyev |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma |
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| Official website | http://admin.smolensk.ru/ |
Smolensk Oblast (Russian: Смол́енская о́бласть, Smolenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its area is 49,800 square kilometers (19,227.9 sq mi).[1] Population: 1,019,000 (2005 est.);[2] 1,049,574 (2002 Census);[3] 1,158,299 (1989 Census).[4] Its administrative center is the city of Smolensk. Other ancient towns include Vyazma and Dorogobuzh. Smolensk oblast borders Pskov Oblast in north, Tver Oblast in northeast, Moscow Oblast in east, Kaluga Oblast and Bryansk Oblast in south, and also Mahilyow Voblast and Vitsebsk Voblast in Belarus, to the west and northwest.
The oblast was founded on September 27, 1937.[1]
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Geography
Time zone
Smolensk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Demographics
According to the (2002 Census), the national composition of the oblast was as follows:
- Russians: 93.4%
- Ukrainians: 1.7%
- Belarusians: 1.6%
- Armenians: 0.4%
- Roma: 0.3%
- Tatars: 0.2%
- Azeris: 0.2%,
and many other groups, none more than 0.2% of the population. (1.1% of the population did not state their nationality in the census.)
Administrative divisions
Smolensk Oblast is divided into 25 districts (raions and 2 cities, which are further divided into 15 towns, 12 urban-type settlements, and 302 rural okrugs.
Economy
Smolensk Oblast is part of Russia's Central economic district. Industry in this district includes sectors such as engineering and metalworking (production of measuring and hydrometeorological devices, computer equipment, electrical appliances, refrigerators, automobiles, power-generating and store equipment, and aircraft manufacture), the chemical industry (production of ammonia, saltpeter, fertilizers, and plastics), light industry (production of clothing, and cotton and linen fabrics), the food industry, and brown coal and peat production.
Nearly 40% of the industrial production potential is concentrated in the city of Smolensk. Diamond cutting companies have the largest share of GDP. The largest of these companies is the Kristall State Unitary enterprise (GUP Kristall) in Smolensk. Smolensk is also a major center of the engineering and metalworking industries, with the instrument-making, electronics, electrical, and auto industries having the largest share of GDP among engineering companies.
Famous people
- Isaac Asimov, born in Petrovichi
- Yuri Gagarin, born in Klushino
- Shmuel Schneersohn, born in Lyubavichi
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Исполнительный комитет Смоленского областного совета народных депутатов. Государственный архив Смоленской области. "Административно-территориальное устройство Смоленской области. Справочник", изд. "Московский рабочий", Москва 1981. Стр. 8
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 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://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
External links
- (English) Official website of Smolensk Oblast.
- (Russian) News of Smolensk Oblast
- (Russian) Social Network of Smolensk Oblast