Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Свердловская область (Russian) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 58°42′N 61°20′E / 58.700°N 61.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Ural |
| Economic region | Ural |
| Established | 17 January 1934 |
| Administrative center | Yekaterinburg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Denis Pasler |
| Area | |
• Total | 194,226 km2 (74,991 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 17th |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,268,998 |
• Estimate (2018) | 4,325,256 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 21.9795/km2 (56.9267/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 85.8% |
| • Rural | 14.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-SVE |
| License plates | 66, 96, 196 |
| OKTMO ID | 65000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | midural |
Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: Свердловская область, romanized: Sverdlovskaya oblast, [ʹsvʲɪrdˈlofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as "Sverdlovsk". Its population is 4,268,998 (according to the 2021 Census).