Ivanovo Oblast
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Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: Ива́новская о́бласть) (21,800 km², pop. 1,148,329 as of 2002 All-Russian Population Census) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (administrative centre), Kineshma, and Shuya.
The principal centre of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the region.
The oblast was established in 1929 from the areas of Kostroma Oblast and Vladimir Oblast.
The governor is Mikhail Aleksandrovich Men.
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[edit] Geography
Ivanovo Oblast borders Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S) and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).
[edit] Time zone
Ivanovo Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
[edit] Administrative divisions
[edit] External link
- (Russian) Official website of Ivanovo Oblast.