Smolensk Oblast
administrative division (oblast) in western Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smolensk Oblast (Russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, Smolenskaya oblast; informal name — Smolenschina (Russian: Смоле́нщина))[12] is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 985,537.[13]
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Smolensk Oblast Смоленская область (Russian) | |||
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Coordinates: 55°00′N 33°00′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Central[1] | ||
Economic region | Central[2] | ||
Established | September 27, 1937[3] | ||
Administrative center | Smolensk | ||
Government (as of November 2014) | |||
• Governor[4] | Alexey Ostrovsky[5] | ||
• Legislature | Oblast Duma[6] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] | |||
• Total | 49,800 km2 (19,200 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 53rd | ||
Population (2010 Census)[8] | |||
• Total | 985,537 | ||
• Rank | 53rd | ||
• Density[9] | 19.79/km2 (51.3/sq mi) | ||
• Urban | 72.7% | ||
• Rural | 27.3% | ||
Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
• Total | 967,900[10] | ||
Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-SMO | ||
License plates | 67 | ||
Official languages | Russian[11] | ||
[admin-smolensk.ru Official website] |
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