Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast (, 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  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)

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Offeecial wabsteid o Leningrad Oblast 
 Offeecial wabsteid o Leningrad Oblast
Map of Leningrad Oblast
 Weather records for Leningrad Oblast 
 Detailed an historical maps 
Leningrad oblast natur views


Category:Ingrie
Category:States an territories established in 1927