Rostov Oblast

Rostov Oblast (Roushie: Росто́вская о́бласть, Rostovskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast), locatit in the Soothren Federal Destrict. Rostov Oblast haes an aurie o 100,800 square kilometer (38,900 sq mi) an a population o 4,277,976 (2010 Census),^[5] makking it the saxt maist populous federal subject in Roushie. Its admeenistrative center is the ceety o Rostov-on-Don, that became the admeenistrative centre o the Soothren Federal Destrict in 2002.

Rostov Oblast
Oblast
Ростовская область
Banner Coat airms
Coordinates: 47°52′N 41°11′E
Kintra	Roushie
Federal destrict	Southern[1]
Economic region	North Caucasus[2]
Admeenistrative center	Rostov-on-Don
Govrenment
• Bodi	Oblast Duma
• Governor	Vasily Golubev[3]
Area [4]
• Total	100800 km2 (38,900 sq mi)
Area rank	32nt
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	4,277,976
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	4,220,452 (−1.3%)
• Rank	6th
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Urban	67.2%
• Rural	32.8%
Time zone	UTC+3 (Moscow Time [7])
ISO 3166 code	RU-ROS
License plates	61, 161
OKTMO ID	60000000
Offeecial leids	Roushie[8]
Website	http://www.donland.ru/

Geography

Rostov Oblast haes mairches Ukraine as weel as the Volgograd an Voronezh Oblasts in the north, Krasnodar an Stavropol Krais besooth, an the Republic o Kalmykie in the east.

Rivers an lakes

The Don River, ane o Europe's lairgest flows throu the oblast for pairt o its course. Lochs kiver anerlie 0.4% o the oblast's aurie.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Main airticle: Admeenistrative diveesions o Rostov Oblast

Coat o airms o Rostov Oblast

Demographics

Population: 4,277,976 (2010 Census);^[5] 4,404,013 (2002 Census);^[9] 4,308,654 (1989 Census).^[10]

Economy

The port o Taganrog

Major industries o Rostov Oblast are agricultur, agricultural industry, fuid processin, hivy industry, coal an caur manufactur.

Cultur

Relatit page: Muisic in Rostov Oblast