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Astrakhan Oblast Астраханская область (Russian) |
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Country | Russia |
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Federal district | Southern[1] |
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Economic region | Volga[2] |
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Established | December 27, 1943[3] |
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Administrative center | Astrakhan |
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• Governor[5] | Igor Babushkin[4] |
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• Legislature | Oblast Duma[6] |
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Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7] |
• Total | 44,100 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
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Area rank | 55th |
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Population (2010 Census)[8] |
• Total | 1,010,073 |
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• Rank | 52nd |
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• Density[9] | 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi) |
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• Urban | 66.7% |
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• Rural | 33.3% |
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Population (January 2013 est.) |
• Total | 1,013,800[10] |
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Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
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ISO 3166-2 | RU-AST |
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License plates | 30 |
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Official languages | Russian[11] |
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Official website |
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.[8]
Astrakhan Oblast borders the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, Volgograd Oblast, and Kalmykia. It is in the Russian Southern Federal District.
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.
1,010,073 (2010 Census);[8] 1,005,276 (2002 Census);[12] 998,114 (1989 Census).[13]
According to the 2010 census, the ethnic groups of Astrakhan Oblast were:[14]
Largest cities or towns in Astrakhan Oblast2010 Russian Census |
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![Astrakhan](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Astrakhan_-_Russia.jpg/120px-Astrakhan_-_Russia.jpg) Astrakhan
![Akhtubinsk](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%90%D1%85%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA.jpg/120px-%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%90%D1%85%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA.jpg) Akhtubinsk | 1 | Astrakhan | City of oblast significance of Astrakhan | 520,339 | ![Znamensk](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%28%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%2C_%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%29.jpg/120px-%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%9E%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%28%D0%97%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%2C_%D0%90%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%29.jpg) Znamensk
![Kharabali](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%B2_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8.jpg/120px-%D0%A5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%B2_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8.jpg) 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 |
- Astrakhan Khanate
- Music of Astrakhan
- Elections in Astrakhan Oblast
- Hinduism in Russia
![Russia](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) Subdivisions of Russia |
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Other not official subdivisions | - Federal districts (by President)
- Economic regions (by Ministry of Economic Development)
- Military districts (by Ministry of Defence)
- Judicial districts
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Administrative divisions of Astrakhan Oblast |
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Districts | - Akhtubinsky
- Chernoyarsky
- Ikryaninsky
- Kamyzyaksky
- Kharabalinsky
- Krasnoyarsky
- Limansky
- Narimanovsky
- Privolzhsky
- Volodarsky
- Yenotayevsky
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Cities and towns | - Akhtubinsk
- Kamyzyak
- Kharabali
- Narimanov
- Znamensk
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Urban-type settlements | - Ilyinka
- Kirovsky
- Krasnye Barrikady
- Liman
- Nizhny Baskunchak
- Verkhny Baskunchak
- Volgo-Kaspiysky
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