Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk Oblast (, Smolenskaya oblast) is a federal subject o Roushie (an oblast). Its aurie is .Исполнительный комитет Смоленского областного совета народных депутатов. Государственный архив Смоленской области. "Административно-территориальное устройство Смоленской области. Справочник", изд. "Московский рабочий", Москва 1981. Стр. 8  Population: 

Geography
The admeenistrative center o Smolensk Oblast is the ceety o Smolensk. Ither auncient touns include Vyazma an Dorogobuzh.

The oblast wis foondit on 27 September 1937. It borders Pskov Oblast in the north, Tver Oblast in the northeast, Moscow Oblast in the east, Kaluga an Bryansk Oblasts in the sooth, an Mogilev an Vitebsk Regions o Belaroushie, in the wast an northwast.

Admeenistrative diveesions


Smolensk Oblast is dividit intae 25 destricts (raions an 2 ceeties, which are further dividit intae 15 touns, 12 urban-type settlements, an 302 rural okrugs.

Demographics
Accordin tae the (2002 Census), the naitional composition o the oblast wis as follaes:
Roushies: 93.4%
Ukrainians: 1.7%
Belaroushies: 1.6%
Armenies: 0.4%
Roma: 0.3%
Tatars: 0.2%
Azeris: 0.2%,
an mony ither groups, nane mair nor 0.2% o the population.  (1.1% o the population did no state thair naitionality in the census.)

Economy
Smolensk Oblast is pairt o Roushie's Central economic destrict. Industry in this destrict includes sectors sic as ingineerin an metalwirkin (production o measurin an hydrometeorological devices, computer equipment, electrical appliances, refrigerators, automobiles, pouer-generatin an store equipment, an aircraft manufactur), the chemical industry (production o ammonia, saltpeter, fertilizers, an plastics), licht industry (production o clothin, an cotton an linen fabrics), the fuid industry, an broun coal an peat production.

Nearly 40% o the industrial production potential is concentratit in the ceety o Smolensk. Diamond cuttin companies hae the lairgest share o GDP. The lairgest o thir companies is the Kristall State Unitary enterprise (GUP Kristall) in Smolensk. Smolensk is an aw a major centre o the ingineerin an metalwirkin industries, wi the instrument-makkin, electronics, electrical, an auto industries haein the lairgest share o GDP amang ingineerin companies.

Notable fowk
Isaac Asimov, born in Petrovichi
Yuri Gagarin, born in Klushino
Shmuel Schneersohn, born in Lyubavichi

See an aw
Katyn massacre
2010 Pols presidential airplane crash

References

Freemit airtins

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