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Arkhangelsk Oblast
oblast and federal subject in the North-West of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arkhangelsk Oblast (Russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, Arkhangelskaya oblast) is one of the federal subjects of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. The capital and largest city of Arkhangelsk Oblast is Arkhangelsk, a port city on the White Sea. Arkhangelsk Oblast also includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, and the Solovetsky Islands. The Nenets Autonomous Okrug is also officially a part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, even though it is administered separately. Arkhangelsk Oblast as it is today was created in 1937. The population of Arkhangelsk Oblast was 1,227,626 as of the 2010 census.[9]
Quick Facts Arkhangelsk Oblast Архангельская область (Russian), — Oblast — ...
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Coordinates: 63°30′N 43°00′E | |||||
Political status | |||||
Country | Russia | ||||
Federal district | Northwestern[2] | ||||
Economic region | Northern[3] | ||||
Established | September 23, 1937[4] | ||||
Administrative center | Arkhangelsk | ||||
Government (as of August 2010) | |||||
• Governor[5] | Alexander Tsybulsky[6] | ||||
• Legislature | Assembly of Deputies[7] | ||||
Statistics | |||||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[8] | |||||
• Total | 587,400 km2 (226,800 sq mi) | ||||
Area rank | 8th | ||||
Population (2010 Census)[9][10] | |||||
• Total | 1,185,536 | ||||
• Rank | 43rd | ||||
• Density[11] | 2.02/km2 (5.2/sq mi) | ||||
• Urban | 76.0% | ||||
• Rural | 24.0% | ||||
Population (January 2016 est.) | |||||
• Total | 1,130,240[12] | ||||
Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-ARK | ||||
License plates | 29 | ||||
Official languages | Russian[13] | ||||
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