Novgorod Oblast

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Subject of the Russian Federation
Novgorod Oblast
Новгородская область
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Federal district Northwest Russia
surface 54,501  km²
population 634,111 inhabitants
(as of October 14, 2010)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km²
Administrative center Veliky Novgorod
Official language Russian
Ethnic
composition
Russians (93.9%)
Ukrainians (1.5%)
(as of 2002)
governor Sergei Mitin
Founded July 5, 1944
Time zone UTC + 3
Telephone prefixes (+7) 816xx
Postcodes 173000-175999
License Plate 53
OKATO 49
ISO 3166-2 RU-NGR
Website www.niac.natm.ru
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Coordinates: 58 ° 9 ′  N , 33 ° 0 ′  E

The Novgorod Oblast ( Russian : Новгородская область / Novgorodskaja oblast ) is an oblast in northwestern Russia .

The oblast is located on the Eastern European Plain south of Saint Petersburg and close to the Baltic States . Marshes and hilly areas shape the area in which the Ilmensee is located. In the southeast the oblast extends to the Waldai heights .

In terms of transport, the oblast is well located, the Moscow - Saint Petersburg connection runs right through the area, and there are also connections to the west (to Pskov and the Baltic states) and south ( Belarus ).

The Novgorod Oblast was formed on July 5, 1944 in the Russian SFSR from areas previously belonging to Leningrad Oblast and Kholm Raion (previously Kalinin Oblast ).

The city of Veliky Novgorod is one of the oldest Russian cities and, as the Novgorod Republic, the area was for a long time an independent state that fended off attempts at conquest by Swedes and Crusaders in the 13th century . It was not until the 16th century that the area was subject to the rise of Moscow and came under its sovereignty.

The most important branches of industry include the chemical, electrical and metalworking industries. Tourism is also important. The city of Novgorod, numerous lakes and the Valdai Nature Park on the border with Tver Oblast attract thousands every year.

The capital and largest city is Veliky Novgorod , and the spa town of Staraya Russa is also known .

Landscape in Novgorod Oblast (Ostrovenskoye Lake)
The Resurrection
Church in Staraya Russa

population

The last population censuses in 2002 and 2010 showed a population of 694,355 and 634,111 respectively. Thus the number of inhabitants fell by 60,244 people (−10.87%) in these eight years. In 2010, 447,909 people lived in cities. This corresponds to 70.64% of the population (in Russia 73%). By January 1, 2014, the population continued to decrease to 622,430. The distribution of the different ethnic groups was as follows:

Population of the oblast by ethnic group
nationality VZ 1989 percent VZ 2002 percent VZ 2010 percent
Russians 711.760 94.70 652.165 93.92 560.280 88.36
Ukrainians 14,435 1.92 10,449 1.50 7,025 1.11
Roma 3,066 0.41 3,388 0.49 3,598 0.57
Belarusians 6,734 0.90 5,294 0.76 3,438 0.54
Armenians 571 0.08 1,940 0.28 1,836 0.29
Tatars 1.963 0.26 2,080 0.30 1,658 0.26
Azerbaijanis 824 0.11 1,574 0.23 1,497 0.24
Uzbeks 751 0.10 613 0.09 1,062 0.17
Moldovans 791 0.11 601 0.09 804 0.13
Chechens 688 0.09 1,074 0.15 727 0.11
German 927 0.12 1.010 0.15 664 0.10
Residents 751.555 100.00 694.355 100.00 634.111 100.00

Note: the proportions refer to the total number of inhabitants. Including the group of people who did not provide any information about their ethnicity (2002 5,575 and 2010 44,716 people)

The population of the area is clearly predominantly Russian . The Ukrainians were the only significant ethnic minority in Novgorod Oblast. Their number - like the number of Belarusians - is falling sharply, however.

Administrative divisions and cities

The Novgorod Oblast is divided into 21 Rajons and three urban districts , formed by the capital and only major city Veliky Novgorod and the next two largest cities Borowitschi and Staraya Russa . There are a total of ten cities and eleven urban-type settlements in the oblast .

Biggest cities
Surname Russian Residents
(October 14, 2010)
Veliky Novgorod Великий Новгород 218.717
Borovichi Боровичи 53,690
Staraya Russa Старая Русса 31,809
Waldai Валдай 16,098
Pestowo Пестово 15,903
Chudovo Чудово 15,397

More places

Web links

Commons : Novgorod Oblast  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Administrativno-territorialʹnoe delenie po subʺektam Rossijskoj Federacii na 1 janvarja 2010 goda (administrative-territorial division according to subjects of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010). ( Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
  2. a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
  3. Ukas of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of July 5, 1944 (Russian)