# Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast

The Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast (Russian: Флаг Новосибирской области, romanized: Flag Novosibirskoj oblasti) is the official symbol of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.

## Description

The flag of the Novosibirsk Region is a rectangular panel which shows five different-sized stripes of red, white, blue, white, and green (left-to-right).
Between the red and green stripes, two black sable are depicted holding a yellow loaf of korovai with a salt shaker. Underneath, the white and blue stripes are crossed by a horizontal narrow belt which is colored black on the white and white on the blue.
The ratio of the width of the stripes to the length of the flag is 5: 3: 2: 3: 5, respectively. The ratio of the width of the flag to the length is 2: 3. The ratio of the width of the belt to the width of the flag is 1:80.
On the initial sketch drawn by the Novosibirsk artist Grigory Kuzhelev, a blue stripe was used in place of the red stripe. Blue was to symbolize the Ob River; white, purity of thoughts; and green, natural wealth. The red bar was added at the insistence of the Communist Party faction of the Regional Council.

## Symbolism

The color and symbolic meaning of the flag are reflective of the Siberian region and the historical heraldry of Novosibirsk, of which white, green, red and blue are the main colors.
White symbolizes purity, devotion, and faith, as well as the color of the harsh Siberian winter.
Green symbolizes hope, abundance, rebirth, and vitality, personifying the natural diversity and beauty of the fertile land of Novosibirsk.
Red symbolizes courage and the memory of the heroism of the Novosibirsk people in defending their homeland.
Blue symbolizes the Ob River and the numerous lakes and rivers occupying almost a third of the region.
In the center of the flag is the emblem of the region, two black sables depicted holding a yellow loaf of korovai with a salt shaker.

## Other flags
### Administrative divisions

| Date | Use |
| ?–Present | Flag of Novosibirsk city |
| 2008–Present | Flag of Barabinsk |
| ?–2008 | Flag of Barabinsk |
| ?–Present | Flag of Berdsk |
| ?–Present | Flag of Iskitim |
| 2004–Present | Flag of Kuybyshev |
| ?–2004 | Flag of Kuybyshev |
| ?–Present | Flag of Ob |
| ?–Present | Flag of Tatarsk |
| ?–Present | Flag of Bagansky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Barabinsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Bolotninsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Vengerovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Dovolensky District |
| 2006–Present | Flag of Zdvinsky District |
| ?–2006 | Flag of Zdvinsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Iskitimsky District |
| ?–? | Flag of Iskitimsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Karasuksky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kargatsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kolyvansky District |
| 2007–Present | Flag of Kochenyovsky District |
| ?–2007 | Flag of Kochenyovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Krasnozyorsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kuybyshevsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kupinsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kyshtovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Maslyaninsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Moshkovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Novosibirsky District |
| 2009–Present | Flag of Koltsovo |
| 2008–2009 | Flag of Koltsovo |
| ?–2008 | Flag of Koltsovo |
| ?–Present | Flag of Ordynsky District |
| 2006–Present | Flag of Severny District |
| ?–2006 | Flag of Severny District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Suzunsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Tatarsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Toguchinsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Ubinsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Ust-Tarksky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Chanovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Cherepanovsky District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Chistoozyorny District |
| ?–Present | Flag of Chulymsky District |

### Settlements

| Date | Use |
| ?–Present | Flag of Bagan |
| ?–Present | Flag of Bolotnoye |
| ?–present | Flag of Karasuk |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kochenyovo |
| ?–Present | Flag of Zdvinsk |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kupino |
| ?–Present | Flag of Kyshtovka |
| ?–Present | Flag of Moshkovo |
| ?–Present | Flag of Ordynskoye |
| ?–Present | Flag of Severnoye |
| ?–Present | Flag of Suzun |
| ?–Present | Flag of Toguchin |