Rostov Oblast is a federal subject

Federal subjects of Russia

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 of Russia

Russia

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 (an oblast

Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...

), located in the Southern Federal District

Southern Federal District

Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...

. Rostov Oblast has an area of 100800 square kilometres (38,919.1 sq mi) and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don

-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...

, which also became the administrative center of the Southern Federal District in 2002.

Geography

Rostov Oblast borders Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 and also Volgograd

Volgograd Oblast

Volgograd Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Volgograd. Population: -Geography:*Area: 113,900 km²;*Borders length: 2221,9 km²....

 and Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast

Voronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...

s in the north, Krasnodar

Krasnodar Krai

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 and Stavropol Krai

Stavropol Krai

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s in the south, and the Republic of Kalmykia in the east.

Rivers and lakes

The Don River, one of Europe

Europe

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's largest flows through the oblast for part of its course. Lakes cover only 0.4% of the oblast's area.

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Population:

Ethnic groups: Residents identified themselves as belonging to 157 different ethnic groups, including twenty-seven of more than two thousand persons each. The most important communities are the 3,847,337 ethnic Russians

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

:(87.36%); the 118,486 ethnic Ukrainians

Ukrainians

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:(2.69%); the 109,994 ethnic Armenians

Armenians

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:(2.50%); and the 87,492 Cossacks:(1.99%), who are normally counted as Russians

Russians

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, but are an important minority in their own right in this area. Other important groups are the 28,285 Turks

Turkish people

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:(0.64%); 26,604 Belarusians

Belarusians

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:(0.60%)); 17,849 Tatars

Tatars

Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...

:(0.41%); 16,498 Azeris

Azeris in Russia

Aside from the large Azeri community native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. Azeris started settling in Russia around the late 19th century, but their migration became intensive after World War II. It rapidly increased with the collapse...

:(0.37%); 15,468 Chechens:(0.35%); 15,138 Roma:(0.34%); 11,669 Koreans:(0.26%); and 10,549 Georgians

Georgians

The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....

:(0.24%).

Less populous communities include the 7,599 Moldovans

Moldovans

Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...

:(0.17%); 6,840 Germans:(0.17%); 6,735 Dargins:(0.15%); 4,984 Jews

Jews

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:(0.11%); 3,968 Avars

Caucasian Avars

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:(0.09%); 3,659 Lezgins

Lezgins

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:(0.08%); 3,630 Udmurts:(0.08%); 3,400:Mordovians:(0.08%); 3,153 Greeks

Greeks

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:(0.07%); 3,021 Kazakhs

Kazakhs

The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....

:(0.07%); 3,017 Chuvash

Chuvash people

The Chuvash people are a Turkic ethnic group, native to an area stretching from the Volga Region to Siberia. Most of them live in Republic of Chuvashia and surrounding areas, although Chuvash communities may be found throughout all Russia.- Etymology :...

:(0.07%); 2,667 Ossetians

Ossetians

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:(0.06%); 2,664 Mari:(0.06%); 2,231 Tabasarans:(0.05%); and 2,040 Assyrians

Assyrian people

The Assyrian people are a distinct ethnic group whose origins lie in ancient Mesopotamia...

:(0.05%).

There were also 31,529 people (0.72%) belonging to other ethno-cultural groupings. In addition, a further 7,507 (0.17%) of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.

Economy

Major industries of Rostov Oblast are agriculture

Agriculture

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, agricultural industry, food processing, heavy industry, coal

Coal

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 and automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

manufacture.

External links

News and events of Rostov Oblast. The Rostov Region Official Tourism Portal