Novosibirsk Oblast

Subject of the Russian Federation Novosibirsk Oblast Новосибирская область flag coat of arms Federal district Siberia surface 177,756  km² population 2,665,911 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) Population density 15 inhabitants / km² Administrative center Novosibirsk Official language Russian Ethnic composition Russians (93.0%) Germans (1.8%) Ukrainians (1.3%) Tatars (1.0%) (as of 2002) governor Vladimir Gorodetsky Founded September 28, 1937 Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone prefixes (+7) 383xx Postcodes 630000-633999 License Plate 54, 154 OKATO 50 ISO 3166-2 RU-NVS Website www.adm.nso.ru

Coordinates: 55 ° 15 '  N , 80 ° 3'  E

The Novosibirsk Oblast ( Russian: Новосибирская область / Novosibirskaja oblast ) is an oblast in Russia .

geography

The oblast is located in the south of the West Siberian lowlands between the Irtysh and Ob rivers . The landscape is mostly flat and only rises a little in the southeast. There are many lakes in this area, the largest is Lake Tschanysee . The oblast is bordered by Tomsk Oblast in the north, Kemerovo Oblast in the east, Altai region in the south, Kazakhstan in the southwest and Omsk Oblast in the west .

History and infrastructure

Russian colonization began in the late 17th century. Until the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway , Novosibirsk was only a small village, but it quickly grew into a major city. The oblast has very good transport links with railways, airports and inland waterways. In the capital in particular, there is a well-developed, diverse industry.

population

In the last Russian censuses in 2002 and 2010, there were a population of 2,692,251 and 2,665,911 residents respectively. The number of inhabitants thus fell by 26,340 people (−0.98%) in these eight years. In 2010, 2,059,914 people lived in cities. This corresponds to 77.27% of the population (in Russia 73%). By January 1, 2014, however, the population rose again to 2,731,176 people. The distribution of the different ethnic groups was as follows:

Landscape in Novosibirsk Oblast (Danilovo Lake)

Population of the oblast by ethnic group

nationality	VZ 1989	percent	VZ 2002	percent	VZ 2010	percent
Russians	2,556,934	92.02	2,504,147	93.01	2,365,845	88.74
German	61,479	2.21	47,275	1.76	30,924	1.16
Tatars	29,428	1.06	27,874	1.04	24,158	0.91
Ukrainians	51,027	1.84	33,793	1.26	22,098	0.83
Uzbeks	2,179	0.08	2,047	0.08	12,655	0.47
Kazakhs	12,322	0.44	11,691	0.43	10,705	0.40
Tajiks	714	0.03	2,784	0.10	10,054	0.38
Armenians	2,333	0.08	7,850	0.29	9,508	0.36
Azerbaijanis	3,627	0.13	7,366	0.27	8.008	0.30
Kyrgyz	1,149	0.04	1,423	0.05	6,506	0.24
Belarusians	13,138	0.47	8,380	0.31	5,382	0.20
Residents	2,778,724	100.00	2,692,251	100.00	2,665,911	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 ethnic affiliation (2002 396 and 2010 124,859 people)

The area's population is over 90% Russian. The Russian Germans, Tatars and Ukrainians are the most important ethnic minorities in Novosibirsk Oblast. Their number - like the number of Kazakhs and Belarusians - is falling sharply, however. By contrast, thousands of people have immigrated from the Transcaucasus and Central Asia since the end of the Soviet Union.

In wages

Administrative division and largest localities

→ Main article : Administrative division of Novosibirsk Oblast

The Novosibirsk Oblast is divided into 30 Rajons and 5 urban districts .

The next largest cities are the administrative center of the oblast, the metropolis of Novosibirsk , with Berdsk , Iskitim , Kuibyshev and Barabinsk a long way off . There are a total of 14 cities and 17 urban-type settlements in the oblast .

Biggest cities

Surname	Russian name	Resident October 14, 2010
Novosibirsk	Новосибирск	1,473,754
Berdsk	Бердск	97.296
Iskitim	Искитим	60,078
Kuibyshev	Куйбышев	45,299
Barabinsk	Барабинск	30,394

See also : List of cities in Novosibirsk Oblast

religion

Catholic parishes exist in Novosibirsk (three parishes), Berdsk , Kuibyshev , Polovinnoe and Krasnosjorskoye .

Web links

Commons : Novosibirsk Oblast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Novosibirskaya Oblast website (Russian)

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)