Astrakhan Oblast: Oblast of Russia
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.
| Astrakhan Oblast Астраханская область (Russian) | |||
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| — Oblast — | |||
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Coordinates: 47°14′N 47°14′E / 47.233°N 47.233°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Southern | ||
| Economic region | Volga | ||
| Established | December 27, 1943 | ||
| Administrative center | Astrakhan | ||
| Government (as of April 2014) | |||
| • Governor | Igor Babushkin | ||
| • Legislature | Oblast Duma | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 44,100 km2 (17,000 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 55th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 1,010,073 | ||
| • Rank | 52nd | ||
| • Density | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 66.7% | ||
| • Rural | 33.3% | ||
| Population (January 2013 est.) | |||
| • Total | 1,013,800 | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-AST | ||
| License plates | 30 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
| Official website | |||
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); 1,005,276 (2002 Census); 998,114 (1989 Census).
Ethnic groups
According to the 2010 census, the ethnic groups of Astrakhan Oblast were:
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
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| Russian | 618,204 | 67.6% |
| Kazakh | 149,415 | 16.3% |
| Astrakhan Tatars | 60,523 | 6.6% |
| Dagestani | 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 | ||||||
Related pages
- Astrakhan Khanate
- Music of Astrakhan
- Elections in Astrakhan Oblast
- Hinduism in Russia
References
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