Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, Astrakhanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia. It is an oblast. It is in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. About 1,000,000 people lived there at the 2010 Census.[8]
| Astrakhan Oblast Астраханская область (Russian) | |||
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Southern[1] | ||
| Economic region | Volga[2] | ||
| Established | December 27, 1943[3] | ||
| Administrative center | Astrakhan | ||
| Government (as of April 2014) | |||
| • Governor[5] | Igor Babushkin[4] | ||
| • Legislature | Oblast Duma[6] | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] | |||
| • Total | 44,100 km2 (17,000 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 55th | ||
| Population (2010 Census)[8] | |||
| • Total | 1,010,073 | ||
| • Rank | 52nd | ||
| • Density[9] | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 66.7% | ||
| • Rural | 33.3% | ||
| Population (January 2013 est.) | |||
| • Total | 1,013,800[10] | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-AST | ||
| License plates | 30 | ||
| Official languages | Russian[11] | ||
| Official website | |||
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Geography
Astrakhan Oblast borders the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Volgograd Oblast, and Kalmykia. It is in the Russian Southern Federal District.
History
Historically, Astrakhan Oblast was home to the Buzhans, a Slavic tribe in southern Russia and is home to the Astrakhan Tatars.
During the Soviet era, many nuclear bombs were tested underground in Astrakhan Oblast.
Population
1,010,073 (2010 Census);[8] 1,005,276 (2002 Census);[12] 998,114 (1989 Census).[13]
Ethnic groups
According to the 2010 census, the ethnic groups of Astrakhan Oblast were:[14]
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Russian | 618,204 | 67.6% |
| Kazakh | 149,415 | 16.3% |
| Astrakhan Tatars | 60,523 | 6.6% |
| Dagestani[15] | 16,397 | 1.8% |
| Ukrainian | 8,132 | 0.9% |
| Azerbaijani | 7,828 | 0.9% |
| Nogai | 7,589 | 0.8% |
| Chechen | 7,229 | 0.8% |
| Agryzjan | 39.539 | 4.3% |
Largest cities and towns
Largest cities or towns in Astrakhan Oblast
2010 Russian Census | |||||||||
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| Rank | Administrative Division | Pop. | |||||||
 Astrakhan  Akhtubinsk |
1 | Astrakhan | City of oblast significance of Astrakhan | 520,339 | .jpg) Znamensk  Kharabali | ||||
| 2 | Akhtubinsk | Akhtubinsky District | 41,853 | ||||||
| 3 | Znamensk | Closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk | 29,401 | ||||||
| 4 | Kharabali | Kharabalinsky District | 18,117 | ||||||
| 5 | Kamyzyak | Kamyzyaksky District | 16,314 | ||||||
| 6 | Krasny Yar | Krasnoyarsky District | 11,824 | ||||||
| 7 | Narimanov | Narimanovsky District | 11,521 | ||||||
| 8 | Ikryanoye | Ikryaninsky District | 10,036 | ||||||
| 9 | Volodarsky | Volodarsky District | 10,005 | ||||||
| 10 | Liman | Limansky District | 9,024 | ||||||
Astrakhan Oblast Media
Semi-desert in Narimanovsky District, Astrakhan Oblast
Bogdo-Baskunchak Nature Reserve in Astrakhan Oblast
Governor and Government of Astrakhan Oblast Administration Building on Sovetskaya Street
Life expectancy at birth in Astrakhan Oblast
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
- ↑ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ↑ Decree of December 27, 1943
- ↑ Official website of Astrakhan Oblast. Igor Yurevich Babushkin (in Russian)
- ↑ Charter of Astrakhan Oblast, Article 22
- ↑ Charter of Astrakhan Oblast, Article 15
- ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
- ↑ Astrakhan Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Население Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ↑ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров.[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1[[Category:Articles containing Russian language text]]". Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); no-break space character in|accessdate=at position 9 (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help); URL–wikilink conflict (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ This figure includes ethnic Avars, Dargins, Lezgins, Kumyks, Tabasarans, and Laks.