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Rostov Oblast

Rostov Oblast
Ростовская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —

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Anthem: Anthem of Rostov Oblast (The Orthodox Quiet Don)
Coordinates: 47°52′N 41°11′E / 47.867°N 41.183°E / 47.867; 41.183Coordinates: 47°52′N 41°11′E / 47.867°N 41.183°E / 47.867; 41.183
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Southern
Economic region North Caucasus
Established September 13, 1937
Administrative center Rostov-on-Don
Government (as of August 2014)
 • Governor Vasily Golubev
 • Legislature Legislative Assembly
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 100,800 km2 (38,900 sq mi)
Area rank 32nd
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 4,277,976
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 42.44/km2 (109.9/sq mi)
 • Urban 67.2%
 • Rural 32.8%
Population (January 2013 est.)
 • Total 4,254,600
Time zone(s) MSK (UTC+03:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-ROS
License plates 61, 161
Official languages Russian
Official website

Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, tr. Rostovskaya oblast; IPA: [rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of 100,800 square kilometers (38,900 sq mi) and a population of 4,277,976 (2010 Census), making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov-on-Don, which also became the administrative center of the Southern Federal District in 2002.

Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine and also Volgograd and Voronezh Oblasts in the north, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais in the south, and the Republic of Kalmykia in the east.

It is within the Russian Southern Federal District.

The Don River, one of Europe's largest rivers, flows through the oblast for part of its course. Lakes cover only 0.4% of the oblast's area.

Population: 4,277,976 (2010 Census);4,404,013 (2002 Census);4,308,654 (1989 Census).


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