Volgograd Oblast
| Volgograd Oblast (English) Волгоградская область (Russian) |
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.svg.png) Location of Volograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Volgograd Oblast |
 Flag of Volgograd Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Country | Russia |
| Administrative center | Volgograd |
| Established | September 23, 1937 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Southern Volga |
| Code | 34 |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
112,877 km² 31st |
| Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
2,598,908 inhabitants 17th 23 inhab. / km² |
| Official language | Russian |
| Governor | Anatoly Brovko (2010-) |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma |
| Charter | Charter of Volgograd Oblast |
| Official website | http://www.volganet.ru/ |
Volgograd Oblast (Russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd.
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Geography
Area: 113,900 km²;
Borders length: 2221,9 km²;
Borders with: Saratov Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Voronezh Oblast, Kalmykia, Kazakhstan;
Main rivers
(more than 200 rivers)
Time zone
Volgograd Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Demographics
Population: 2,699,223 (as of the 2002 Census).
Population density: 23,3 per km² (2006), (23,3 — 2005).
Urban density: 75,4 % (2006), (75,3 % — 2005).
Ethnic groups:
(shown ethnic groups with population more than 10 000 people)
| Ethnic group | Population (in 2002)(*) | Percent |
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| Russians | 2 399 300 | 88,10 |
| Ukrainians | 56 281 | 2,07 |
| Kazakhs | 45 301 | 1,66 |
| Tatars | 28 641 | 1,05 |
| Armenians | 26 974 | 1,00 |
| Cossacks | 20 648 | 0,76 |
| Germans | 17 051 | 0,63 |
| Azerbaijani | 14 257 | 0,52 |
| Chechen | 12 256 | 0,45 |
| Belarusians | 12 232 | 0,45 |
Administrative divisions
| As of 2008:[1] | |
| # of districts | 33 |
| # of cities/towns | 19 |
| # of urban-type settlements | 23 |
| # of selsovets | 451 |
| As of 2002:[2] | |
| # of rural localities | 1,509 |
| # of uninhabited rural localities | 56 |
Administrative center: Volgograd
Biggest cities (Population, 2002 Census):
- Volgograd (1,011,417)
- Volzhsky (127,891)
- Kamyshin (127,891)
Government
Governor of Volgograd Oblast is Nikolay Kirillovich Maksyuta (Russian: Николай Кириллович Максюта) (since 1996, reelected in 2004)
Both the flag and the coat of arms of Volgograd Oblast include an image of The Motherland Calls, an 85 meter tall statue located in Volgograd.
Economics
Primary branches of economics are agriculture, food production, heavy industry, gas and petroleum refining.
There is big hydroelectric Station Volga GES on Volga.
References
- ↑ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 18», в ред. изменения №154/2010 от 1 февраля 2011 г. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 18, as amended by the Amendment #154/2010 of February 1, 2011. ).
- ↑ Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject
External links
Media related to Volgograd Oblast at Wikimedia Commons
- (Russian) Official website of Volgograd Oblast
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