Smolensk Oblast (Russian: Смол́енская о́бласть, Smolenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its area is 49,786 square kilometers, population—1,019,000 (2005 est.)[1]; 1,049,574 (2002 Census); 1,158,299 (1989 Census). Its administrative center is the city of Smolensk. Other ancient towns include Vyazma and Dorogobuzh.
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Time zone
Smolensk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Administrative divisions
Smolensk Oblast is divided into 25 districts (raions, Russian: районы) and 2 cities (города), which are further divided into 15 towns (города), 12 urban-type settlements (посёлки городского типа), and 302 rural okrugs (сельские округа).
Demographics
According to the (2002 Census), the national composition of the oblast was as follows:
• Russians: 93.4% • Ukrainians: 1.7% • Belarusians: 1.6% • Armenians: 0.4% • Roma: 0.3% • Tatars: 0.2% • Azeris: 0.2%, and many other groups, none more than 0.2% of the population. (1.1% of the population did not state their nationality in the census.)
Famous people
- Isaac Asimov, born in Petrovichi
- Yuri Gagarin, born in Klushino
External links
- (English) Official website of Smolensk Oblast.
