Lipetsk Oblast

Lipetsk Oblast (Russian: Липецкая область, romanized: Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast.^[3] Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Lipetsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513.^[8]

Lipetsk Oblast Липецкая область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°42′N 39°09′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central[1]
Economic region	Central Black Earth[2]
Established	January 6, 1954[3]
Administrative center	Lipetsk
Government (as of November 2014)
• Head[4]	Igor Artamonov[5]
• Legislature	Oblast Council of Deputies[6]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7]
• Total	24,100 km2 (9,300 sq mi)
Area rank	71st
Population (2010 Census)[8]
• Total	1,173,513
• Rank	44th
• Density[9]	48.69/km2 (126.1/sq mi)
• Urban	63.7%
• Rural	36.3%
Population (January 2014 est.)
• Total	1,159,866[10]
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-LIP
License plates	48
Official languages	Russian[11]
Official website

Geography

Lipetsk Oblast borders Ryazan Oblast in the northeast, Tambov Oblast in the east, Voronezh Oblast in the south, Kursk Oblast in the southwest, Oryol Oblast in the west, and Tula Oblast in the northwest.

Economy

The most important industrial branches are the iron processing and the mechanical engineering. The most industrialized cities are Lipetsk and Yelets.

Agriculture

Crop cultivation and horticulture form the majority of the region's agriculture. Livestock farming specializes in cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, and poultry.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Lipetsk Oblast

Demographics

Population: 1,173,513 (2010 Census);^[8] 1,213,499 (2002 Census);^[12] 1,230,220 (1989 Census).^[13]

Ethnic composition (2010):^[14]

• Russians: 96.3%
• Ukrainians: 0.9%
• Armenians: 0.6%
• Azerbaijanis: 0.3%
• Others: 1.9%