Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, tr. Rostovskaya oblast, IPA: [rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of 100,967 square kilometers (38,984 sq mi) and a population of 4,200,729 (2021 Census), making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov-on-Don, which also became the administrative center of the Southern Federal District in 2002.
Rostov Oblast | |
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| Ростовская область | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Rostov Oblast (The Orthodox Quiet Don) | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′N 41°11′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Southern |
| Economic region | North Caucasus |
| Administrative center | Rostov-on-Don |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Vasily Golubev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100,967 km2 (38,984 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,200,729
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| • Estimate (2018) | 4,220,452 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Urban | 67.9% |
| • Rural | 32.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-ROS |
| License plates | 61, 161, 761 |
| OKTMO ID | 60000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.donland.ru/ |
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