Omsk Oblast

Omsk Oblast (Russian: О́мская о́бласть, romanized: Omskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of 139,700 square kilometers (53,900 sq mi). Its population is 1,977,665 (2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 million, living in Omsk, the administrative center.

Omsk Oblast
Омская область
Anthem: Anthem of Omsk Oblast
Coordinates: 56°13′N 73°16′E
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionWest Siberian
Administrative centerOmsk
Government
  BodyLegislative Assembly
  GovernorVitaliy Khotsenko (acting)
Area
  Total141,140 km2 (54,490 sq mi)
  Rank28th
Population
  Total1,858,798
  Estimate 
(2018)
1,960,081
  Rank25th
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Urban
73.5%
  Rural
26.5%
Time zoneUTC+6 (MSK+3 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-OMS
License plates55
OKTMO ID52000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://www.omskportal.ru/

The oblast borders Tyumen Oblast in the north and west, Novosibirsk Oblast and Tomsk Oblast in the east, and Kazakhstan in the south.

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