Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, romanized: Astrakhanskaya oblastʹ; Kazakh: Астрахан облысы, romanized: Astrakhan oblysy) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073.
Astrakhan Oblast | |
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| Астраханская область | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 47°14′N 47°14′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Southern |
| Economic region | Volga |
| Administrative center | Astrakhan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Oblast Duma |
| • Governor | Igor Babushkin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49,024 km2 (18,928 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 55th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 960,142
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| • Estimate (2018) | 1,017,514 |
| • Rank | 78th |
| • Urban | 64.4% |
| • Rural | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-AST |
| License plates | 30 |
| OKTMO ID | 12000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.astrobl.ru/ |
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