| Ivanovo Oblast (English) Ивановская область (Russian) |
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| Coordinates: 57°00′N 41°43′E / 57°N 41.717°ECoordinates: 57°00′N 41°43′E / 57°N 41.717°E | |
| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Ivanovo Oblast |
 Flag of Ivanovo Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Ivanovo |
| Established | March 11, 1936 |
| Political status | Oblast |
| Federal District | Central[1] |
| Economic region | Central[2] |
| Area[3] | 21,800 km2 (8,417.0 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 73rd |
| Code ISO 3166-2:RU |
37 RU-IVA |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population[4] | 1,148,329 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 48th |
| - Density | 52.7 /km2 (136.5/sq mi) |
| - Urban[4] | 82.7% |
| - Rural[4] | 17.3% |
| Official language(s) | Russian[5] |
| Government (as of September 2009) | |
| Governor[6] | Mikhail Men[7] |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma[8] |
| Charter | Charter of Ivanovo Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.ivreg.ru/ | |
Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, Ivanovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (administrative center), Kineshma, and Shuya.
The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast (Ива́новская Промы́шленная о́бласть) was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, the oblast was divided into modern Ivanovo Oblast and Yaroslavl Oblast.
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Geography
Ivanovo Oblast borders Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S), and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).
Time zone
Ivanovo Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Demographics (2008)
- Births: 11,138 (10.3 per 1000)
- Deaths: 20,801 (19.3 per 1000) [9]
Administrative divisions
Main article: Administrative divisions of Ivanovo Oblast
References
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- ^ 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 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
- ^ Charter, Article 9.3
- ^ Official website of the Government of Ivanovo Oblast. Mikhail Alexandrovich Men, Governor of Ivanovo Oblast (Russian)
- ^ Charter, Article 9.4
- ^ http://ivanovo.gks.ru/digital/region1/2007/Родившиеся,%20умершие%20и%20естественный%20прирост%20населения.htm
Sources
- Ивановская областная Дума. Закон №20-ОЗ от 18 февраля 2009 г. «Устав Ивановской области». Вступил в силу 1 марта 2009 г. Опубликован: "Ивановская газета", №28(4395), 19 февраля 2009 г. (Ivanovo Oblast Duma. Law #20-OZ of February 18, 2009 Charter of Ivanovo Oblast. Effective as of March 1, 2009).
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