Rostov Oblast

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Rostov Oblast (Template:Lang-ru) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast lies in the south of Russia with an area of 100,800 km² and a population of 4,404,013 (2002 census) making it the 5th most populous oblast in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov on Don, which also became the capital of the Southern Federal District in 2002.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Time zone
- 1.2 Rivers and lakes
2 Administrative divisions
- 2.1 Districts
- 2.2 Cities and towns
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 Culture
6 External links

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Geography

Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine. It also borders Volgograd Oblast to the north and Voronezh Oblast to the south. Lastly, it borders Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais as well as the Republic of Kalmykia.

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Time zone

Rostov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

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Rivers and lakes

The Don River, one of Europe's largest flows throw the oblast for part of its course. Lakes cover only 0.4% of the oblast's area.

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Administrative divisions

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Districts

Rostov Oblast consists of the following districts (raions):

Aksaysky (Аксайский)
Azovsky (Азовский)
Bagayevsky (Багаевский)
Belokalitvinsky (Белокалитвинский)
Bokovsky (Боковский)
Chertkovsky (Чертковский)
Dubovsky (Дубовский)
Kagalnitsky (Кагальницкий)
Kamensky (Каменский)
Kasharsky (Кашарский)
Konstantinovsky (Константиновский)
Krasnosulinsky (Красносулинский)
Kuybyshevsky (Куйбышевский)
Martynovsky (Мартыновский)
Matveyevo-Kurgansky (Матвеево-Курганский)
Millerovsky (Миллеровский)
Milyutinsky (Милютинский)
Morozovsky (Морозовский)
Myasnikovsky (Мясниковский)
Neklinovsky (Неклиновский)
Oblivsky (Обливский)
Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
Orlovsky (Орловский)
Peschanokopsky (Песчанокопский)
Proletarsky (Пролетарский)
Remontnensky (Ремонтненский)
Rodionovo-Nesvetaysky (Родионово-Несветайский)
Salsky (Сальский)
Semikarakorsky (Семикаракорский)
Sholokhovsky (Шолоховский)
Sovetsky (Советский)
Tarasovsky (Тарасовский)
Tatsinsky (Тацинский)
Tselinsky (Целинский)
Tsimlyansky (Цимлянский)
Ust-Donetsky (Усть-Донецкий)
Verkhnedonskoy (Верхнедонской)
Veselovsky (Веселовский)
Volgodonskoy (Волгодонской)
Yegorlyksky (Егорлыкский)
Zavetinsky (Заветинский)
Zernogradsky (Зерноградский)
Zimovnikovsky (Зимовниковский)

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Cities and towns

City	Russian name	Population (2002 census)
Rostov-on-Don	Ростов-на-Дону	1,068,267
Taganrog	Таганрог	281,947
Shakhty	Шахты	222,592
Novocherkassk	Новочеркасск	170,822
Volgodonsk	Волгодонск	165,994
Bataysk	Батайск	107,438
Novoshakhtinsk	Новошахтинск	101,131
Azov	Азов	82,090
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky	Каменск-Шахтинский	75,632
Gukovo	Гуково	66,648
Salsk	Сальск	61,775
Donetsk	Донецк	48,040
Belaya Kalitva	Белая Калитва	47,347
Krasny Sulin	Красный Сулин	44,187
Millerovo	Миллерово	38,498
Aksay	Аксай	38,012
Morozovsk	Морозовск	29,222
Zernograd	Зерноград	28,840
Zverevo	Зверево	25,356
Semikarakorsk	Семикаракорск	23,473
Proletarsk	Пролетарск	19,572
Konstantinovsk	Константиновск	18,801
Tsimlyansk	Цимлянск	15,444
Kamenolomni	Каменоломни	12,281
Ust-Donetsky	Усть-Донецкий	11,374
Gluboky	Глубокий	11,242
Sholokhovsky	Шолоховский	10,077
Zhirnov	Жирнов	6,078
Uglerodovsky	Углеродовский	2,991
Gorny	Горный	2,720

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Demographics

Population (2002): 4,404,013

Ethnic groups: Of the 4,404,013 residents (as of the 2002 census) 7,507 (0.02%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 157 ethnic groups, including 3,934,835 ethnic Russians (89%), 118,486 Ukrainians (2.7%), 109,994 Armenians (2.5%), 28 285 Turks (0.64%), 26,604 Belarusians (0.6%) and so on.

Languages: to be written once the 2002 census data is released

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Economy

Major industries of Rostov Oblast are agriculture, agricultural industry, food processing, heavy industry, coal and automobile manufacture.

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Culture

See also: Music of Rostov

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External links

Administrative subdivisions of Russia

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