Volgograd Oblast
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Volgograd Oblast (Roushie: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). Its admeenistrative center is the ceety o Volgograd. Population: 2,610,161 (2010 Census).[5]
Volgograd Oblast | |
|---|---|
| Волгоградская область | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°44′N 44°07′E | |
| Kintra | Roushie |
| Federal destrict | Soothren[1] |
| Economic region | Volga[2] |
| Established | September 23, 1937 |
| Admeenistrative center | Volgograd |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Oblast Duma |
| • Heid o Admeenistration | Sergey Bozhenov[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 113900 km2 (44,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 31st |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
| • Total | 2,610,161 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6] | 2,521,276 (−3.4%) |
| • Rank | 18t |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76.0% |
| • Rural | 24.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [7]) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-VGG |
| License plates | 34 |
| OKTMO ID | 18000000 |
| Offeecial leids | Roushie[8] |
| Website | http://www.volganet.ru/ |
Geography
- Aurie: 113,900 square kilometer (44,000 sq mi)
- Borders lenth: 2,221.9 kilometer (1,380.6 mi)
The oblast borders wi Saratov, Rostov, Astrakhan, an Voronezh Oblasts, the Republic o Kalmykie, an wi Kazakhstan.
Main rivers
- Volga
- Don
- Medveditsa
- Khopyor
(mair nor 200 rivers oweraw)
Demographics
Population: 2,610,161 (2010 Census);[5] 2,699,223 (2002 Census);[9] 2,593,944 (1989 Census).[10]
Ethnic groups
(shawn are the ethnic groups wi a population o mair nor 7,500 fowk)
| Ethnic group | Population (in 2010)[5] | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Roushies | 2,309,253 | 90 |
| Kazakhs | 46,223 | 1.8 |
| Ukrainians | 35,607 | 1.4 |
| Tatars | 24,557 | 0.9 |
| Armenians | 27,846 | 1.1 |
| Azerbaijani | 14,398 | 0.6 |
| Germans | 10,102 | 0.4 |
| Chechen | 9,649 | 0.4 |
| Belaroushies | 7,868 | 0.4 |
- 44,541 fowk wur registered frae admeenistrative databases, an coud no declare an ethnicity. It is estimatit that the proportion o ethnicities in this group is the same as that o the declared group.[11]
Admeenistrative diveesions
Govrenment
The previous govrenor o the Volgograd Oblast wis Nikolay Kirillovich Maksyuta (Roushie: Николай Кириллович Максюта) (syne 1996, reelectit in 2004) The current govrenor is Anatoliy Brovko (syne 2010)
Baith the banner an the coat o airms o Volgograd Oblast include an image o The Motherland Calls, an 85 meter taw statue locatit in Volgograd.
Economics
Primary branches o economics are agricultur, fuid production, hivy industry, gas an petroleum refinin.
Volga Hydroelectric Station operates on the Volga River.
References
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