Chelyabinsk Oblast
federal subject of Russia
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Summary
Chelyabinsk Oblast is an oblast of Russia[1]. It draws 5,418 Wikipedia views per month (oblast of russia category, ranking #6 of 46).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Head of government: Alexei Texler[5]
- Continent: Asia[6], Europe[7], Eurasia[8]
- Instance of: federal subject of Russia[9]
- Capital: Chelyabinsk[10]
- Shares border with: Orenburg Oblast[11], Bashkortostan[12], Sverdlovsk Oblast[13], Kurgan Oblast[14], Kostanay Region[15]
- Flag: flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast[16]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast[17]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Chelyabinsk Oblast[18]
- Part of: Ural Federal District[19]
- Commons category: Chelyabinsk Oblast[20]
- Licence plate code: 74[21], 174[22]
- Located in time zone: Yekaterinburg Time[23], Asia/Yekaterinburg[24], UTC+05:00[25]
- Local dialing code: 351[26]
- Inception: January 17, 1934[27]
- Highest point: Nurgush[28]
- Located in/on physical feature: West Siberian Plain[29]
- Official website: http://www.pravmin74.ru/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chelyabinsk Oblast[31]
- Population: 3,476,217[32], 3,500,361[33], 3,493,036[34], 3,442,810[35], 3,395,798[36], 3,385,124[37]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Портал:Челябинская область[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast[39]
- Replaces: Ural Oblast[40]
- List of monuments: Cultural heritage monuments in Chelyabinsk Oblast[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Chelyabinsk Oblast covers an area of 87,900 km²[42].
Why It Matters
Chelyabinsk Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]