Tyumen Oblast
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Tyumen Oblast Тюменская область (Russian) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Urals | ||
| Economic region | West Siberian | ||
| Established | August 14, 1944 | ||
| Administrative center | Tyumen | ||
| Government (as of March 2011) | |||
| • Governor | Vladimir Yakushev | ||
| • Legislature | Oblast Duma | ||
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| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 1,435,200 km2 (554,100 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 3rd | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 3,395,755 | ||
| • Rank | 36th | ||
| • Density | 2.37/km2 (6.1/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 78.1% | ||
| • Rural | 21.9% | ||
| Time zone(s) | YEKT (UTC+05:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-TYU | ||
| License plates | 72 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
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Tyumen Oblast (Russian: Тюме́нская о́бласть, Tyumenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tyumen. The oblast has administrative jurisdiction over two autonomous okrugs—Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Tyumen is the largest city, with over half a million inhabitants. As of 2006[update], it is by far the richest federal subject of Russia, with an average GDP per capita several times the national average. Population: 3,395,755 (2010 Census). It was established from several districts of Omsk and Kurgan Oblasts on August 14, 1944.
The total territory is 160,100 km2. The Tyumen Region was founded in August 14, 1944. Tyumen Region includes two autonomous okrugs of the : Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug–the Yugra and Yamalo-Nenetsk autonomous okrug – which are fully legitimate constituents of the. The territory is located in the basin of the river. The biggest rivers are the Tura, the Tobol, the, the Pyshma, the Iset and the Tavda. The hydro-geographical system is characterized with the prevalence of small rivers as well as the significant bogginess of their catchment areas and numerous lakes.
There are a variety of fauna and flora in this region. In the northern part can be found ptarmigan, walrus and Arctic fox.Polar bears also occur in the extreme north; the genetic make-up of this Polar bear sub-population is genetically distinct from other circumpolar regions.
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