Samara Oblast
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| Samara Oblast | |||
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| Самарская область (Russian) | |||
| — Oblast — | |||
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| Coordinates: 53°27′N 50°27′E / 53.45°N 50.45°ECoordinates: 53°27′N 50°27′E / 53.45°N 50.45°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga[1] | ||
| Economic region | Volga[2] | ||
| Established | May 14, 1928 | ||
| Administrative center | Samara | ||
| Government (as of May 2012) | |||
| - Governor | Nikolay Merkushkin (Acting) | ||
| - Legislature | Oblast Duma | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[3] | |||
| - Total | 53,600 km2 (20,695.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 50th | ||
| Population (2010 Census)[4] | |||
| - Total | 3,215,532 | ||
| - Rank | 11th | ||
| - Density[5] | 59.99 /km2 (155.4 /sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 80.2% | ||
| - Rural | 19.8% | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00)[6] | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-SAM | ||
| License plates | 63, 163 | ||
| Official languages | Russian[7] | ||
| http://www.adm.samara.ru/ | |||
Samara Oblast (Russian: Сама́рская о́бласть, Samarskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Samara. Population: 3,215,532 (2010 Census).[4]
In 1936–1990, it was known as Kuybyshev Oblast (Ку́йбышевская о́бласть), after the Soviet name of Samara (Kuybyshev).
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[edit] Administrative divisions
Main article: Administrative divisions of Samara Oblast
[edit] Demographics
Population: 3,215,532 (2010 Census);[4] 3,239,737 (2002 Census);[8] 3,265,586 (1989 Census).[9]
Ethnic groups: According to the 2010 Census, the ethnic makeup of the region was:[4]
- 2,645,124 Russians (85.6%)
- 126,124 Tatars (4.1%)
- 84,105 Chuvash (2.7%)
- 65,447 Mordvins (2.1%)
- 42,169 Ukrainians (1.4%)
- 22,981 Armenians (0.7%)
- 123,691 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[10]
- Births (2008): 36,439 (11.5 per 1000) [11]
- Deaths (2008): 48,593 (15.3 per 1000)
[edit] Economy
In 1997, Samara Oblast became one of the few regions to receive the approval of the President of Russia to implement external bonded loans (Presidential decree № 1212, dated 12.10.1997 “On Creating Conditions to Conduct Loans Operations on the Internal and External Capital Markets”).
[edit] Government
Governors:
- Konstantin Titov (1991—2007)
- Vladimir Artyakov (2007-2012)
- Nikolay Merkushkin (Acting) (since 2012)
[edit] Sister relations
[edit] References
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c d Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Информационные материалы об окончательных итогах Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Information on the final results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/perepis_itogi1612.htm. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Official the whole territory of Russia according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ http://www.perepis-2010.ru/news/detail.php?ID=6936
- ^ http://www.samarastat.ru/digital/region1/2007/i011100r.htm
- ^ Hungary and Russia sister city relationships
[edit] External links
Media related to Samara Oblast at Wikimedia Commons- (English) Official website of Samara Oblast
- PolitSamara - newspaper
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