Chelyabinsk Oblast
Chelyabinsk Oblast
Челябинская область (Russian) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 55°10′N 61°24′E / 55.16°N 61.40°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Ural |
| Economic region | Ural |
| Established | January 17, 1934 |
| Administrative center | Chelyabinsk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Aleksey Teksler |
| Area | |
• Total | 88,529 km2 (34,181 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 36th |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,431,224 |
• Estimate (2018) | 3,493,036 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 38.758/km2 (100.38/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 82.6% |
| • Rural | 17.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-CHE |
| License plates | 74, 174, 774 |
| OKTMO ID | 75000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | www.pravmin74.ru |
Chelyabinsk Oblast is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia in the Ural Mountains region, on the border of Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city of Chelyabinsk.