Arkhangelsk Oblast

**Arkhangelsk Oblast** (, _Arkhangelskaya oblast_) is one of the federal subjects of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. The capital and largest city of Arkhangelsk Oblast is Arkhangelsk, a port city on the White Sea. Arkhangelsk Oblast also includes the Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land, Novaya Zemlya, and the Solovetsky Islands. The Nenets Autonomous Okrug is also officially a part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, even though it is administered separately. Arkhangelsk Oblast as it is today was created in 1937. The population of Arkhangelsk Oblast was 1,227,626 as of the 2010 census.

## Geography

Arkhangelsk Oblast, including the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, borders Kirov Oblast, Vologda Oblast, the Republic of Karelia, the Komi Republic, and the White, Pechora, Barents, and Kara seas. The oblast's highest point is Mount Kruzenshtern on Novaya Zemlya.

## Economy

Arkhangelsk Oblast is one of the major industrial oblasts of Russia. The region has large fishing, forestry, woodworking, cellulose, and paper industries. Additionally, Arkhangelsk Oblast is rich in natural resources such as lumber, oil, bauxite, titanium, gold, manganese, and basalt.

Arkhangelsk Oblast also has many major shipyards, especially in the cities of Arkhangelsk and Severodvinsk. There are major pulp and paper mills in Koryazhma and Novodvinsk, and a major bauxite mine in Severoonezhsk. Most towns in the oblast have timber works.

Fishing was the main means of food and trade in the region. However, after the fall of the Soviet Union, these farms lost support. Many villages were left empty. There is some farming and cattle breeding in the region even though it is very cold.

## Demographics

**Population (including Nenets Autonomous Okrug)**:

Ethnic composition (2010):

- Russians: 95.6%
- Ukrainians: 1.4%
- Nenets: 0.6%
- Belarusians: 0.5%
- Komi: 0.4%
- Tatars: 0.2%
- Others: 1.3%
- 25,682 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.

### Cities and Towns

Below is a list of the 10 largest cities and towns in Arkhangelsk Oblast by population (as of the 2010 census).
|Rank|City/town|Population|
| --- | --- | --- |
|1|Arkhangelsk|348,783|
|2|Severodvinsk|192,353|
|3|Kotlas|60,562|
|4|Novodvinsk|40,615|
|5|Koryazhma|39,641|
|6|Mirny|30,280|
|7|Velsk|23,885|
|8|Nyandoma|22,356|
|9|Onega|21,359|
|10|Vychegodsky|12,861|

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## Infobox (russian federal subject)

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- **en name**: Arkhangelsk Oblast
- **ru name**: Архангельская область
- **image map**: Map of Russia - Arkhangelsk Oblast.svg
- **map caption**: Arkhangelsk Oblast, with the constituent Nenets Autonomous Okrug highlighted in light red
- **image coa**: Coat_of_Arms_of_Arkhangelsk oblast.svg
- **coa caption**: Coat of arms of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Coat of arms
- **image flag**: Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast.svg
- **flag caption**: Flag of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Flag
- **anthem**: Anthem of Arkhangelsk Oblast
- **political status**: Oblast
- **political status link**: Oblasts of Russia
- **federal district**: Northwestern Federal District, Northwestern
- **economic region**: Northern economic region, Russia, Northern
- **adm ctr type**: Administrative center
- **adm ctr name**: Arkhangelsk
- **pop 2010census**: 1185536
- **pop 2010census rank**: 43rd
- **urban pop 2010census**: 76.0%
- **rural pop 2010census**: 24.0%
- **pop latest**: 989434
- **pop latest date**: 2025
- **area km2**: 587400
- **area km2 rank**: 8th
- **established date**: September 23, 1937
- **license plates**: 29
- **iso**: RU-ARK
- **gov as of**: December 2016
- **leader title**: Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Governor
- **leader name**: Alexander Tsybulsky
- **legislature**: Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies, Assembly of Deputies
- **website**: http://www.dvinaland.ru
- **date**: August 2010