Smolensk Oblast Смоленская область (Russian) | |||
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— Oblast — | |||
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Coordinates: 55°00′N 33°00′E / 55.000°N 33.000°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[5] | Alexey Ostrovsky[4] | ||
• 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] |
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]
The oblast was founded on 27 September 1937.[3] It borders Pskov Oblast in the north, Tver Oblast in the northeast, Moscow Oblast in the east, Kaluga Oblast in south, Bryansk Oblast in the southwest, and Mogilev and Vitebsk Oblasts of Belarus, in the west and northwest, as part of the Belarus–Russia border.
The main river of the region is the Dnieper River and its tributaries, Desna, Vop, Vyazma. By the rivers of the Volga basin and its tributary Vazuza Gzhat and tributary of the Oka river, Ugra.
Smolensk Oblast is divided into 25 districts (raions) and two cities of oblast significance.
Population: 985,537 (2010 Census);[8] 1,049,574 (2002 Census);[14] 1,158,299 (1989 Census).[15]
Ethnic groups: According to the 2010 Census, the ethnic groups of the oblast were:[8]