Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast (Russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть, romanized: Kemerovskaya oblast', IPA: [ˈkʲemʲɪrəfskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ kʊzˈbas]), also known as Kuzbass (Russian: Кузба́сс), after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Kemerovo is the administrative center and largest city of the oblast. Kemerovo Oblast is one of Russia's most urbanized regions, with over 70% of the population living in its nine principal cities. Its ethnic composition is predominantly Russian, but native Shors and Kalmak Siberian Tatars also live in the oblast, along with Ukrainians, Volga Tatars, and Chuvash. The population recorded during the 2021 Census was 2,600,923.
Kemerovo Oblast | |
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Oblast | |
| Кемеровская область | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Kemerovo Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 55.355°N 86.090°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Siberian |
| Economic region | West Siberian |
| Administrative center | Kemerovo |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Sergey Tsivilyov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95,725 km2 (36,960 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 34th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,600,923 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 2,694,877 |
| • Rank | 16th |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 86.5% |
| • Rural | 13.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KEM |
| License plates | 42, 142 |
| OKTMO ID | 32000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.ako.ru |
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