| Belgorod Oblast (English) Белгородская область (Russian) |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Belgorod Oblast |
 Flag of Belgorod Oblast |
| Anthem: none | |
| Administrative center | Belgorod |
| Established | January 6, 1954 |
| Political status | Oblast |
| Federal District | Central[1] |
| Economic region | Central Black Earth[2] |
| Area[3] | 27,100 km2 (10,463.4 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 67th |
| Code ISO 3166-2:RU |
31 RU-BEL |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population[4] | 1,511,620 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 31st |
| - Density | 55.8 /km2 (144.5/sq mi) |
| - Urban[4] | 65.2% |
| - Rural[4] | 34.8% |
| Official language(s) | Russian[5] |
| Government (as of July 2009) | |
| Governor[6] | Yevgeny Savchenko[7] |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma[6] |
| Charter | Charter of Belgorod Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.belregion.ru/ | |
Belgorod Oblast (Russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, Belgorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,511,620 (2002 Census);[4] 1,380,723 (1989 Census).[8]
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Time zone
Belgorod Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Administrative divisions
Main article: Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is administratively divided into twenty-one districts (raions), which are further divided into 335 rural okrugs. There are ten cities/towns in the oblast, as well as twenty urban-type settlements.
References
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 1. Федеральные округа», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 1. Federal Districts, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ 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. ).
- ^ 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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b c d Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia, only republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian
- ^ a b Charter, Article 5
- ^ Official website of Belgorod Oblast. Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko, Governor of Belgorod Oblast (Russian)
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
Sources
- Белгородская областная Дума. №108 31 декабря 2003 г. «Устав Белгородской области», в ред. Закона №238 от 25 ноября 2008 г «О внесении изменений в Устав Белгородской области». (Belgorod Oblast Duma. #108 December 31, 2003 Charter of Belgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #238 of November 25, 2008 On Amending the Charter of Belgorod Oblast. ).
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