Volgograd Oblast | |
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Волгоградская область | |
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Coordinates: 49°44′N 44°07′E / 49.733°N 44.117°ECoordinates: 49°44′N 44°07′E / 49.733°N 44.117°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 ![]() |
ISO 3166 code | RU-VGG |
License plates | 34 |
OKTMO ID | 18000000 |
Offeecial leids | Roushie[8] |
Website | http://www.volganet.ru/ |
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]
The oblast borders wi Saratov, Rostov, Astrakhan, an Voronezh Oblasts, the Republic o Kalmykie, an wi Kazakhstan.
(mair nor 200 rivers oweraw)
Population: 2,610,161 (2010 Census);[5] 2,699,223 (2002 Census);[9] 2,593,944 (1989 Census).[10]
(shawn are the ethnic groups wi a population o mair nor 7,500 fowk)
Ethnic group | Population (in 2010)[5] | Percent |
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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 |
Main airticle: Admeenistrative diveesions o Volgograd Oblast |
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.
Primary branches o economics are agricultur, fuid production, hivy industry, gas an petroleum refinin.
Volga Hydroelectric Station operates on the Volga River.