Tyumen Oblast
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| Tyumen Oblast (English) Тюменская область (Russian) | |
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| Image:Russia - Tyumen Oblast (2008-01).svg Location of Tyumen Oblast in Russia | |
| Coat of Arms | Flag |
| Image:Coat of arms of Tyumen Oblast.svg Coat of arms of Tyumen Oblast |
Image:Flag of Tyumen Oblast.svg Flag of Tyumen Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Tyumen |
| Established | August 14, 1944 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region | Oblast Urals West Siberian |
| Code | 72 |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia | 1,435,200 km² 3rd |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural | 3,264,841 inhabitants 11th 2.3 inhab. / km² 77.4% 22.6% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Government | |
| Governor | Vladimir Yakushev |
| Vice-Governor | Sergey Sarychev |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma |
| Charter | Charter of Tyumen Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://admtyumen.ru/ | |
Tyumen Oblast (Russian: Тюме́нская о́бласть, Tyumenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tyumen. It has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous okrugs, Khantia-Mansia and Yamalia. Tyumen is the largest city, with over half a million inhabitants.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Time zone
Tyumen Oblast is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST). UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
[edit] Administrative divisions
[edit] Demographics
Population: 3,264,841 (2002 Census).
Ethnic groups: There were thirty-six recognised ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each in Tyumen Oblast, making this one of the most multicultural oblasts in Russia. The national composition at the time of the census was: • Russians:(71.56%); • Tatars:(7.18%); • Ukrainians:(6.47%); • Bashkirs:(1.43%); • Azeris:(1.30%); • Belarusians:(1.10%); • Chuvash:(0.93%); • Nenets:(0.87%); • Germans:(0.83%); • Khants:(0.82%); • Kazakhs:(0.57%); • Moldovans:(0.55%); • Armenians:(0.45%); • Kumyks:(0.38%); • Mari:(0.34%); • Lezgin:(0.34%); • Chechens:(0.33%); • Mansi:(0.32%); • Mordovians:(0.30%); • Komi:(0.27%); • Tajiks:(0.24%); • Siberian Tatars:(0.24%); • Uzbeks:(0.24%); • Udmurts:(0.19%); • Nogai:(0.13%); • Bulgarians:(0.11%); • Poles:(0.10%); • Komi-Permiaks:(0.10%); • Georgians:(0.10%); • Kyrgyz:(0.09%); • Avars:(0.08%); • Dargins:(0.08%); • Gagauz:(0.08%); • Ingush:(0.07%); • Roma:(0.06%); • Greeks:(0.06%); • Selkups:(0.06%); • Ossetians:(0.06%); • Komi-Izhems:(0.05%); • Jews:(0.05%); • Koreans:(0.05%), • and 0.50% others. • In addition, another 0.96% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (2002). "National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation" (XLS). 2002 Russian All-Population Census. Retrieved on 2006-07-20.
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