Omsk Oblast

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Omsk Oblast (О́мская о́бласть, Omskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. It has an area of 139,700 km² and a population of , with 1.1 million living in Omsk, the administrative center.

Geography

Omsk Oblast is bordered by Kazakhstan in the south, Tyumen Oblast in the west and on the north, and Novosibirsk and Tomsk Oblasts in the east.

Its territory stretches for 600 km in the north-south direction and for 300 km in the east-west direction. The major water artery is the navigable Irtysh River.

Time zone

Omsk Oblast is located in the Omsk Time Zone (OMST/OMSST). UTC offset is +0600 (OMST)/+0700 (OMSST).

Climate

The climate is continental. Average January temperatures range from -42° to -30°C. Summers are hot. Average July temperatures range from +28° to +25°C, and can reach up to +35° and even +40°C. There are many sunny days.

Administrative divisions

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census the national composition was • 83.47% Russian • 3.93% Kazakh • 3.74% Ukrainian • 3.67% German • 2.30% Tatar • 0.44% Belarusians • 0.32% Armenian • 0.20% Azeri • 0.20% Chuvash • 0.15% Estonian • 0.14% Polish • 0.12% Jewish • 0.11% Roma • and 0.11% Latvian • with many other groups of less than two thousand persons each. • An additional 0.16% of residents declined to state their ethnicity on the census questionnaire.

See also

• 2007 Siberian orange snow

External links

• Omsk Oblast information portal

References

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