Belgorod Oblast

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Belgorod Oblast (English) Белгородская область (Russian)
Image:Russia - Belgorod Oblast (2008-01).svg Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Image:BelgorodOblGerb.jpg Coat of arms of Belgorod Oblast	Image:Flag of Belgorod Oblast.png Flag of Belgorod Oblast
Anthem: none
Administrative center	Belgorod
Established	January 6, 1954
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Central Central Black Earth
Code	31
Area
Area - Rank within Russia	27,100 km² 67th
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,511,620 inhabitants 31st 55.8 inhab. / km² 65.2% 34.8%
Official language	Russian
Government
Governor	Yevgeny Savchenko
Deputy Governor	Oleg Polukhin
Legislative body	Oblast Duma
Charter	Charter of Belgorod Oblast
Official website
http://beladm.bel.ru/

Belgorod Oblast (Russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, Belgorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,511,620 (2002 Census; 1,380,723 (1989 Census).

[edit] Time zone

Belgorod Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

[edit] Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast is administratively divided into 21 districts (raions), which are further divided into 335 rural okrugs. There are ten cities/towns in the oblast, as well as twenty urban-type settlements.

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