Sverdlovsk Oblast
oblast and federal subject in Ural Federal District, Russia
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Summary
Sverdlovsk Oblast is an oblast of Russia[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of oblast of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,040 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Head of government: Evgeny Kuyvashev[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Instance of: federal subject of Russia[7]
- Capital: Yekaterinburg[8]
- Shares border with: Perm Krai[9], Komi Republic[10], Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[11], Tyumen Oblast[12], Kurgan Oblast[13], Chelyabinsk Oblast[14], Bashkortostan[15], Alexandrovsky District[16]
- Flag: flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast[17]
- Legislative body: Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast[18]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Sverdlovsk Oblast[19]
- Part of: Ural Federal District[20]
- Commons category: Sverdlovsk Oblast[21]
- Licence plate code: 66[22], 96[23], 196[24]
- Located in time zone: Yekaterinburg Time[25], Asia/Yekaterinburg[26]
- Local dialing code: 343[27]
- Inception: January 17, 1934[28]
- Highest point: Konzhakovsky Kamen[29]
- Official website: http://www.midural.ru[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sverdlovsk Oblast[31]
- Population: 4,328,942[32], 4,325,256[33], 4,290,067[34], 4,239,311[35], 4,222,695[36], 4,221,452[37]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Портал:Свердловская область[38]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast[39]
- Replaces: Ural Oblast[40]
- List of monuments: Category:Cultural heritage monuments in Sverdlovsk Oblast[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sverdlovsk Oblast[42]
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Physical Characteristics
Sverdlovsk Oblast covers an area of 194,307 km²[43].
Why It Matters
Sverdlovsk Oblast has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]