Amur Oblast
federal subject of Russia, oblast of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amur Oblast (Russian: Аму́рская о́бласть, tr. Amurskaya oblast, IPA: [ɐˈmurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. It is on the banks of the Amur and Zeya rivers in the Russian Far East. The administrative centre (capital city) of the oblast is Blagoveshchensk. Blagoveshchensk is one of the oldest cities in the Russian Far East. It was founded in 1856. It is a center of trade and gold mining. Two major railways run through Amur Oblast. These are the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Baikal-Amur Mainline. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 830,103.[7]
Amur Oblast Амурская область (Russian) | |||
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— Oblast — | |||
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Coordinates: 53°33′N 127°50′E | |||
Political status | |||
Country | Russia | ||
Federal district | Far Eastern[1] | ||
Economic region | Far Eastern[2] | ||
Established | October 20, 1932[3] | ||
Administrative center | Blagoveshchensk | ||
Government (as of December 2014) | |||
• Governor[4] | Vasily Orlov[5] | ||
• Legislature | Legislative Assembly[4] | ||
Statistics | |||
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6] | |||
• Total | 363,700 km2 (140,400 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 14th | ||
Population (2010 Census)[7] | |||
• Total | 830,103 | ||
• Rank | 61st | ||
• Density[8] | 2.28/km2 (5.9/sq mi) | ||
• Urban | 66.8% | ||
• Rural | 33.2% | ||
Population (January 2014 est.) | |||
• Total | 811,274[9] | ||
Time zone(s) | YAKT (UTC+10:00) | ||
ISO 3166-2 | RU-AMU | ||
License plates | 28 | ||
Official languages | Russian[10] | ||
Official website |
Amur Krai (Аму́рский край) or Priamurye (Приаму́рье) were unofficial names for the Russian territories by the Amur River. They were used in the old Russian Empire.