Ivanovo Oblast
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| Ivanovo Oblast (English) Ивановская область (Russian) |
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 Location of Ivanovo Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Ivanovo Oblast |
 Flag of Ivanovo Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Ivanovo |
| Established | March 11, 1936 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Central Central |
| Code | 37 |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank |
21,800 km² 75th |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
1,148,329 inhabitants 48th 52.7 inhab. / km² 82.7% 17.3% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Government | |
| Governor | Mikhail Men |
| Legislative body | Duma |
| Charter | Charter of Ivanovo Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.ivreg.ru/ | |
Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, Ivanovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (administrative centre), Kineshma, and Shuya.
The principal centre of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast (Ива́новская Промы́шленная о́бласть was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, the oblast was divided into modern Ivanovo Oblast and Yaroslavl Oblast.
[edit] Geography
Ivanovo Oblast borders Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S), and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).
[edit] Time zone
Ivanovo Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
[edit] Administrative divisions
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