Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, tr. Rostovskaya oblast, IPA: [rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast has an area of 100,800 square kilometers (38,900 sq mi). 4,277,976 people lived here (2010 Census).
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Rostov Oblast
Ростовская область (Russian) |
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Anthem: Anthem of Rostov Oblast ( The Orthodox Quiet Don) [1] |
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| Country | Russia |
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| Federal district | Southern[2] |
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| Economic region | North Caucasus[3] |
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| Established | September 13, 1937[4] |
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| Administrative center | Rostov-on-Don |
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| • Governor[5] | Vasily Golubev[6] |
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| • Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
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| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] |
| • Total | 100,800 km2 (38,900 sq mi) |
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| Area rank | 32nd |
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| Population (2010 Census) |
| • Total | 4,277,976 |
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| • Rank | 6th |
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| • Density[8] | 42.44/km2 (109.9/sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 67.2% |
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| • Rural | 32.8% |
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| Population (January 2013 est.) |
| • Total | 4,254,600[9] |
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| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | RU-ROS |
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| License plates | 61, 161, 761 |
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| Official languages | Russian[10] |
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