Belgorod Oblast
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Belgorod Oblast (English) Белгородская область (Russian) |
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Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia |
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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 Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Central Central Black Earth |
Code | 31 |
Area | |
Area - Rank within Russia |
27,100 km² 67th |
Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
1,511,620 inhabitants 31st 55.8 inhab. / km² 65.2% 34.8% |
Official language | Russian |
Government | |
Governor | Yevgeny Savchenko |
Deputy Governor | Oleg Polukhin |
Legislative body | Oblast Duma |
Charter | Charter of Belgorod Oblast |
Official website | |
http://beladm.bel.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; 1,380,723 (1989 Census).
[edit] Time zone
Belgorod Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
[edit] Administrative divisions
Belgorod Oblast is administratively divided into 21 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.