Vologda Oblast Вологодская область (Russian) | |||
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— Oblast — | |||
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Coordinates: 60°05′N 40°27′E / 60.083°N 40.450°E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Northwestern[1] | ||
Economic region | Northern[2] | ||
Established | September 23, 1937[3] | ||
Administrative center | Vologda | ||
Government (as of March 2014) | |||
• Governor[5] | Oleg Kuvshinnikov[4] | ||
• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[5] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6] | |||
• Total | 145,700 km2 (56,300 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 25th | ||
Population (2010 Census)[7] | |||
• Total | 1,202,444 | ||
• Rank | 42nd | ||
• Density[8] | 8.25/km2 (21.4/sq mi) | ||
• Urban | 70.7% | ||
• Rural | 29.3% | ||
Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
• Total | 1,193,371[9] | ||
Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-VLG | ||
License plates | 35 | ||
Official languages | Russian[10] | ||
Official website |
Vologda Oblast (Russian: Вологодская область, tr. Vologodskaya oblast, IPA: [vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is Vologda, but the largest city is Cherepovets, home to the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial company in the oblast.
Vologda Oblast borders Arkhangelsk Oblast, Kirov Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast, Tver Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, and the Republic of Karelia. Most of the oblast's land area is covered by swamps, hills, and taiga. Vologda Oblast and the Republic of Karelia split the freshwater Lake Ladoga, the largest lake fully in Europe.
Population: 1,202,444 (2010 Census);[7] 1,269,568 (2002 Census);[11] 1,353,870 (1989 Census).[12]