Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast (Roushie: Ленингра́дская о́бласть, Leningradskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). It wis established on 1 August 1927, awtho it wisna till 1946 that the oblast's borders haed been maistly settled in thair present poseetion. The oblast wis namit efter the ceety o Leningrad (nou Saunt Petersburg). The oblast haes mairches wi Finland northwastlins, Estonie wastlins, as weel as five federal subjects o Roushie: the Republic o Karelie northeastlins, Vologda Oblast eastlins, Novgorod Oblast soothlins, Pskov Oblast soothwastlins, an the federal ceety o Saunt Petersburg wastlins. The first govrenor o Leningrad Oblast wis Vadim Gustov (in 1996–1998). Syne 1999 he haes been succeedit bi Valery Serdyukov. The oblast haes an aurie o 84,500 square mile (219,000 km2) an a population o 1,716,868 (2010 Census); up frae 1,669,205 recordit in the 2002 Census. The maist populous toun o the oblast is Gatchina, wi 88,659 indwallers (as o the 2002 Census). Leningrad Oblast is heichlie industrializit. Twin regions Aarhus Municipality, Denmark Chungcheongnam-do, Republic o Korea Kyoto Prefectur, Japan Lombardy, Italy Lawer Silesie Voivodeship, Poland Nordland, Norawa (frae 1987) References Notes Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid o Leningrad Oblast Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie) Offeecial wabsteid o Leningrad Oblast Map of Leningrad Oblast (in Roushie) Weather records for Leningrad Oblast Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie) Detailed an historical maps Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Leningrad oblast natur views