Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk Oblast (Russian: Смоленская область, romanized: Smolenskaya oblast), informally also called Smolenshchina (Смоленщина), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.

Smolensk Oblast
Смоленская область
Coordinates: 55°00′N 33°00′E
CountryRussia
Federal districtCentral
Economic regionCentral
Administrative centerSmolensk
Government
  BodyOblast Duma
  GovernorVasily Anokhin (acting)
Area
  Total49,779 km2 (19,220 sq mi)
  Rank53rd
Population
  Total888,421
  Estimate 
(2018)
949,348
  Rank57th
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
  Urban
72.6%
  Rural
27.4%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
ISO 3166 codeRU-SMO
License plates67
OKTMO ID66000000
Official languagesRussian
Websiteadmin-smolensk.ru
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