Lipetsk Oblast

Lipetsk Oblast (Russian: Ли́пецкая о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk. The area of the oblast is 24,100 km². The population is 1,213,499 (2002).

Geography

Lipetsk Oblast borders Ryazan Oblast (NE), Tambov Oblast (E), Voronezh Oblast (S), Kursk Oblast (SW), Oryol Oblast (W) and Tula Oblast (NW).

Time zone

Lipetsk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Districts

Lipetsk Oblast consists of 18 districts (raions) and 2 oblast-subordinated cities (города областного подчинения):

• Chaplyginsky district (Чаплыгинский)
• Dankovsky district (Данковский)
• Dobrinsky district (Добринский)
• Dobrovsky district (Добровский)
• Dolgorukovsky district (Долгоруковский)
• Gryazinsky district (Грязинский)
• Izmalkovsky district (Измалковский)
• Khlevensky district (Хлевенский)
• Krasninsky district (Краснинский)
• Lebedyansky district (Лебедянский)
• Lev-Tolstovsky district (Лев-Толстовский)
• Lipetsky district (Липецкий)
• Stanovlyansky district (Становлянский)
• Terbunsky district (Тербунский)
• Usmansky district (Усманский)
• Volovsky district (Воловский)
• Yeletsky district (Елецкий)
• Zadonsky district (Задонский)
• Lipetsk (the city of Lipetsk) (Липецк)
• Yelets (the city of Yelets) (Елец)

Other towns of the oblast (Gryazi (Грязи), Dankov (Данков), Zadonsk (Задонск), Lebedyan (Лебедян), Usman (Усман), Chaplygin (Чаплыгин)) are under districts' jurisdiction.

External link

• ((English)) Official website of Lipetsk Oblast.

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On 1 January 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai. A referendum is to be held on 16 April 2006 on merging Ust-Orda Buryatia into Irkutsk Oblast. If the result is in favour, the merger will occur on 1 January 2008. On 1 July 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia will be merged to form Kamchatka Krai.
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