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Rostov Oblast (Russian: Росто́вская о́бласть, Rostovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast lies in the south of Russia with an area of 100,800 km² and a population of 4,404,013 (2002 Census) making it the fifth 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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 300 Ã— 178 pixelsFull resolution (300 Ã— 178 pixel, file size: 44 KB, MIME type: image/png) Rostov Oblast on the map of Russia (as of 1/1/7). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representationâ€”two delegates eachâ€”in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: Ð¾ÌÐ±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Southern Federal District (Russian: Ð®ÌÐ¶Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Central market and Church in Rostov. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

1 Geography
- 1.1 Time zone
- 1.2 Rivers and lakes
2 Administrative divisions
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 Culture
6 External links

Geography

Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine. It also borders Volgograd Oblast in the north and Voronezh Oblast in the south. Lastly, it borders Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais as well as the Republic of Kalmykia. Volgograd Oblast (Russian: , Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Voronezh Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... Stavropol Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... The Republic of Kalmykia (Russian: ; Kalmyk: Ð¥Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ¼Ð³ Ð¢Ð°Ò£Ò»Ñ‡) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ...

Time zone

Rostov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Image File history File links RTZ2. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Moscow Time (Russian: ) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg, Russia. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precison atomic time standard. ...

Rivers and lakes

The Don River, one of Europe's largest flows through the oblast for part of its course. Lakes cover only 0.4% of the oblast's area. The Don (Ð”Ð¾Ð½) is one of the major rivers of Russia. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ...

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Rostov Oblast

Cities and towns under the oblasts jurisdiction: Rostov-on-Don (Ð Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¾Ð²-Ð½Ð°-Ð”Ð¾Ð½Ñƒ) (administrative center) city districts: Kirovsky (ÐšÐ¸Ñ€Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Leninsky (Ð›ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð½ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Oktyabrsky (ÐžÐºÑ‚ÑÐ±Ñ€ÑŒÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Pervomaysky (ÐŸÐµÑ€Ð²Ð¾Ð¼Ð°Ð¹ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Proletarsky (ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Sovetsky (Ð¡Ð¾Ð²ÐµÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Voroshilovsky (Ð’Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾ÑˆÐ¸Ð»Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Zheleznodorozhny (Ð–ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ·Ð½Ð¾Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð¶Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹) Azov (ÐÐ·Ð¾Ð²) Bataysk (Ð‘Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ð¹ÑÐº) Donetsk (Ð”Ð¾Ð½ÐµÑ†Ðº) Gukovo (Ð“ÑƒÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¾) Kamensk-Shakhtinsky (ÐšÐ°Ð¼ÐµÐ½ÑÐº-Ð¨Ð°Ñ…Ñ‚Ð¸Ð½ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Novocherkassk (ÐÐ¾Ð²Ð¾Ñ‡ÐµÑ€ÐºÐ°ÑÑÐº) Novoshakhtinsk (ÐÐ¾Ð²Ð¾ÑˆÐ°Ñ…Ñ‚Ð¸Ð½ÑÐº) Shakhty (Ð¨Ð°Ñ…Ñ‚Ñ‹) Taganrog (Ð¢Ð°Ð³Ð°Ð½Ñ€Ð¾Ð³) Volgodonsk (Ð’Ð¾Ð»Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð¾Ð½ÑÐº) Zverevo (Ð—Ð²ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ²Ð¾) Districts: Aksaysky (ÐÐºÑÐ°Ð¹ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Towns under the districts jurisdiction: Aksay (ÐÐºÑÐ°Ð¹) with 10 selsovets under the district...

Demographics

Population: 4,404,013 (2002 Census) Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

Ethnic groups: Residents identified themselves as belonging to 157 different ethnic groups, including twenty-seven of more than two thousand persons each. The most important communities are the 3,847,337 ethnic Russians:(87.36%); the 118,486 ethnic Ukrainians:(2.69%); the 109,994 ethnic Armenians:(2.50%); and the 87,492 Cossacks:(1.99%), who are normally counted as Russians, but are an important minority in their own right in this area. Other important groups are the 28,285 Turks:(0.64%); 26,604 Belarusans:(0.60%)); 17,849 Tatars:(0.41%); 16,498 Azeris:(0.37%); 15,468 Chechens:(0.35%); 15,138 Roma:(0.34%); 11,669 Koreans:(0.26%); and 10,549 Georgians:(0.24%).
Less populous communities include the 7,599 Moldovans:(0.17%); 6,840 Germans:(0.17%); 6,735 Dargins:(0.15%); 4,984 Jews:(0.11%); 3,968 Avars:(0.09%); 3,659 Lezgins:(0.08%); 3,630 Udmurts:(0.08%); 3,400:Mordovians:(0.08%); 3,153 Greeks:(0.07%); 3,021 Kazakhs:(0.07%); 3,017 Chuvash:(0.07%); 2,667 Ossetians:(0.06%); 2,664 Mari:(0.06%); 2,231 Tabasarans:(0.05%); and 2,040 Assyrians:(0.05%).
There were also 31,529 people (0.72%) belonging to other ethno-cultural groupings. In addition, a further 7,507 (0.17%) of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.^[1] Russians (Russian: ) are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries. ... Ukrainians (Ukrainian: Ð£ÐºÑ€Ð°Ñ—Ð½Ñ†Ñ–, Ukrayintsi) are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine. ... This article is about Armenians as an ethnic group. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Belarusians or Belarusans (Belarusian: , previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorussians) are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus and form minorities in neighboring Poland (especially in the former Bialystok province), Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Ð¢Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð»Ð°Ñ€), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russias Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. ... This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Dargwa language: It is a native to the region and spoken by 350,000 people in Western Dagestan with two dialects Dargwa and Lakh. ... The Eurasian Avars were a nomadic people of Eurasia who established a state in the Danube River area of Europe in the early 6th century. ... Flag of the Lezgian people The Lezgins, also called the Lezgin, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgians are an ethnic group who live mainly in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan who speak the Lezgi language. ... Udmurts are Finno-Ugric people that speak the Udmurt language. ... The Mordvins (Mordva) are a people who speak languages of the Finno-Volgaic branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. ... Languages Kazakh (and/or languages in country of residence) Religions Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Kipchak and other Turkic peoples, ancient Indo-Iranian tribes, Mongols The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: ÒšÐ°Ð·Ð°Ò›Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€ []; Russian: ÐšÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ…Ð¸; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central... The Chuvash are a bunch of pakis . ... The Ossetians (oss. ... The Mari (also known as Cheremis in Russian and Ã‡irmeÅŸ in Tatar) are a Volga-Finnic people in the Volga area, the natives of Mari El, Russia. ... The Tabasarans are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan, Russia. ... It has been suggested that Assyrian people be merged into this article or section. ...

Economy

Major industries of Rostov Oblast are agriculture, agricultural industry, food processing, heavy industry, coal and automobile manufacture. Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... Karl Benzs Velo (vÃ©lo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...

Culture

See also: Music of Rostov

Rostov Oblast is a region of Russia, which contains the city of Rostov-on-Don. ...

External links

(Russian) Official webpage of Rostov Oblast.
(English) News and events of Rostov Oblast.

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Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryatia on the map of Russia The flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). ... Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Yamalia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). ... All of the federal subjects of Russia are grouped into seven federal districts (Russian: , sing. ... Central Federal District (Russian: Ð¦ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Ð”Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½ÐµÐ²Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¾ÌÑ‡Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Ð¡ÐµÌÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð¾-Ð—Ð°ÌÐ¿Ð°Ð´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Siberian Federal District (Russian: Ð¡Ð¸Ð±Ð¸ÌÑ€ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Southern Federal District (Russian: Ð®ÌÐ¶Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Urals Federal District (Russian: Ð£Ñ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs \| Federal districts of Russia ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Aga Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast). ... Chita Oblast (Russian: ) (431,500 kmÂ², pop. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryatia on the map of Russia The flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). ... Irkutsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 kmÂ² (4. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Kamchatka Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Koryakia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast). ... Kamchatka Krai (Russian: ÐšÐ°Ð¼Ñ‡Ð°ÌÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÐºÑ€Ð°Ð¹) is a new federal subject of Russia that is scheduled to come into being as a merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia, after a referendum was held on the issue on 23 October 2005. ...

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Geography GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");