Jewish Autonomous Oblast
federal subject of Russia
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Summary
Jewish Autonomous Oblast is an autonomous oblast of Russia[1]. It draws 20,853 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous oblast of russia category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Head of government: Maria Kostyuk[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: federal subject of Russia[7]
- Capital: Birobidzhan[8]
- Official language: Russian[9], Yiddish[10]
- Shares border with: Amur Oblast[11], Khabarovsk Krai[12], Heilongjiang[13]
- Named after: Jewish people[14], autonomous oblast[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Birobidzhansky District[16], Leninsky District[17], Obluchensky District[18], Oktyabrsky District[19], Smidovichsky District[20], Birobidzhan Urban Okrug[21]
- Follows: Jewish Autonomous Region[22]
- Flag: flag of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast[23]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast[24]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast[25]
- Part of: Far Eastern Federal District[26]
- Commons category: Jewish Autonomous Oblast[27]
- Licence plate code: 79[28]
- Located in time zone: Vladivostok Time[29], Asia/Vladivostok[30]
- Local dialing code: 426[31]
- Inception: May 7, 1934[32]
- Highest point: Q132733440[33]
- Official website: http://www.eao.ru/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jewish Autonomous Oblast[35]
- Population: 170,377[36], 176,558[37], 166,140[38], 162,014[39], 158,381[40], 156,500[41], 145,802[42], 144,428[43]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Jewish Autonomous Oblast covers an area of 36,271 km²[45].
Why It Matters
Jewish Autonomous Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]