Astrakhan Oblast

Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: Астраха́нская о́бласть, romanized: Astrakhanskaya oblast; Kazakh: Астрахан облысы, romanized: Astrakhan oblysy) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073.[12]

Astrakhan Oblast
Oblast
Астраханская область
Flag of Astrakhan Oblast
Flag
Coat of arms of Astrakhan Oblast
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°14′N 47°14′E
CountryRussia
Federal districtSouthern[1]
Economic regionVolga[2]
Administrative centerAstrakhan[3]
Government
 • BodyOblast Duma[4]
 • Governor[5]Igor Babushkin[6]
Area
[7]
 • Total44,100 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
 • Rank55th
Population
 (2021 Census)[8]
 • Total960,142
 • Estimate 
(2018)[9]
1,017,514
 • Rank78th
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[10])
ISO 3166 codeRU-AST
License plates30
OKTMO ID12000000
Official languagesRussian[11]
Websitehttp://www.astrobl.ru/
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