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Chelyabinsk Oblast

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Chelyabinsk Oblast
Oblast
Челябинская область
Flag of Chelyabinsk Oblast
Flag
Coat of arms of Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coat of arms
Anthem:Anthem of Chelyabinsk Oblast
Coordinates:55°10′N61°24′E/ 55.16°N 61.40°E/55.16; 61.40
CountryRussia
Federal districtUrals[1]
Economic regionUrals[2]
Administrative centerChelyabinsk
Government
• BodyLegislative Assembly[3]
•Governor[5]Aleksey Teksler[4]
Area
[6]
• Total88,529 km2(34,181 sq mi)
• Rank36th
Population
(2021 census)[7]
• TotalDecrease3,431,224
• Estimate
(2018)[8]
3,493,036
• Rank9th
•Urban
82.6%
•Rural
17.4%
Time zoneUTC+5(MSK+2Edit this on Wikidata[9])
ISO 3166 codeRU-CHE
License plates74, 174, 774
OKTMOID75000000
Official languagesRussian[10]
Websitehttp:// pravmin74.ru

Chelyabinsk Oblast(Russian:Челя́бинская о́бласть,romanized:Chelyabinskaya oblast') is afederal subject(anoblast) ofRussiain theUral Mountainsregion, on the border ofEuropeandAsia.[11][12][13][14]Itsadministrative centeris thecityofChelyabinsk.

History

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During the Middle Ages,Bashkirtribes inhabited the SouthernUrals;they formed part of theGolden Horde,Nogai Horde,and smaller Bashkir unions. TheTsardom of Russiaincorporatedthe area in the late 16th century. However, Russian colonization of the region only began in the 18th century, with the establishment of a system of fortresses and trade posts on the then-Russian border by theOrenburg Expedition[ru]in 1734. Many cities of Chelyabinsk Oblast, including the city of Chelyabinsk itself, trace their history back to those forts.

In 1743 theChelyabinskfortress became a center of theIset Province[ru],a constituent part of theOrenburg Governorate(a direct successor of the Orenburg Expedition). The period from the 1750s to the 1770s saw the emergence of industrial enterprises in the Southern Urals when the first factory-centered towns likeMiass,Kyshtym,andZlatoustwere founded. After the Southern Urals recovered from thePugachev's Rebellionof 1773–1775, the territory of modern-day Chelyabinsk Oblast started to attract more people from the European part of Russia. By the mid-19th century Chelyabinsk was a major trade center in the Urals, and after the construction of theTrans-Siberian Railwayin the 1890s, it became an important transport hub that connectedSiberiato the rest of theRussian Empire.

In 1919, Chelyabinsk became the regional capital of the newly formedChelyabinsk Governorateof theRussian SFSR,which combined eastern portions of theOrenburg GovernoratewithKurganof theTobolsk Governorate.At this time, the population of the new region has already exceeded one million people. In 1923, together with thePerm,Yekaterinburg Governorate[ru]andTyumengovernorates, it merged into a singleUral Oblastthat lasted only ten years, until 1934. On January 17, 1934, Chelyabinsk Oblast was finally established. Its current boundaries were formed whenKurgan Oblastwas detached from it in 1943.

Soviet industrialization

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During the 1930s the regional economy and industrial output grew as Chelyabinsk Oblast became a key focus of theFirst Five-Year Plan.Key factories and enterprises that formed the core of the modern Chelyabinsk economy, including theMagnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works,theChelyabinsk Tractor Plantand theChelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant,originated at this time. The economy continued to grow after the outbreak of theGreat Patriotic Warin 1941, as industries evacuated from the western parts of theSoviet Unionto theUrals,and to Chelyabinsk Oblast in particular. During the war,Magnitogorskalone produced one third of all Soviet steel, while the city of Chelyabinsk became the main center of Soviet tank production, earning the nickname "Tankograd" (Tank City).

Nuclear research

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Chelyabinsk Oblast has been home to top-secret nuclear research since the 1940s. While there are no nuclear power stations in Chelyabinsk, a number of production reactors were located there starting with the early Cold War. Aserious nuclear accidentoccurred in 1957 at theMayaknuclear fuel reprocessing plant,150 km (93 mi) north-west of the city, which led to evacuations and fatalities throughout the oblast, although not in Chelyabinsk city. The province wasclosed to all foreignersuntil 1992, with the sole exception of allowing a British medical team in following a two-train rail explosion in the mid-1980s.

Sławomir Grünberghas made the documentaryChelyabinsk: The Most Contaminated Spot on the Planet(1994) about the unsafe dumping of radioactive waste in theTecha Riverand inLake Karachay.

Recent history

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On 4 July 1997, Chelyabinsk, alongsideBryansk,Magadan,Saratov,andVologdasigned a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia, granting it autonomy.[15]The agreement would be abolished on 2 February 2002.[16]

On February 15, 2013, a10,000 ton meteoroidentered the Earth's atmosphere over Russia at about 09:20YEKT(03:20 UTC). It passed over the southern Ural region andexplodedin ameteor air burstover Chelyabinsk Oblast. About 1,500 people were reported injured, including 311 children. Health officials said 112 people had been hospitalized, mainly from injuries caused by glass from windows shattered by a shock wave; two were reported to be in serious condition. As many as 3,000 buildings in six cities across the region were damaged by the explosion and impacts. The meteor created a dazzling light as it air burst, bright enough to cast shadows during broad daylight in Chelyabinsk.

Economy

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The largest companies in the region includeMagnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works,Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant(Mechelgroup),Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant,Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant,Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant,Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant.[17]

Geography

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Chelyabinsk Oblast is on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals. Only a small part of the territory to the west is on the western slopes of the Southern Urals.

Chelyabinsk Oblast is situated in the Southern Urals, nearKurganandSverdlovsk oblast.Most of the Oblast is located to the east of theUral Mountains,which form the continentalboundary between Asia and Europe.This boundary is marked by a stone pillar at the Uraltau pass near the Urzhumka station (8 km (5.0 mi) fromZlatoust), which has "Europe" written on one side and "Asia" on the other. In Chelyabinsk Oblast,Zlatoustcity,Katav-Ivanovsk,andSatkaandChelyabinsk,Troitsk,andMiassare in Europe.Magnitogorskis located on both continents.[18]

The area of Chelyabinsk Oblast is 88,900 km2(34,300 sq mi).[19]The total length of its external border is 2,750 km (1,710 mi), and the Oblast measures 400 km (250 mi) from north to south and 490 km (300 mi) from west to east.

The highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast, reaching 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) above sea level, is located in theNurgush,a 50 kilometres (31 mi) long mountain range rising near lakeZyuratkul.[20]

It also borders the country ofKazakhstan,specifically theKostanay Region.

Relief

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Chelyabinsk Oblast has a very diverse landscape, ranging from lowlands and hilly plains to mountain ranges with peaks exceeding 1,000 m, includingNurgushmountain (1406 m). The mountainous area has severalski resorts.

TheWest Siberian Plainis bounded on the west horizontal (elevation 190 m above sea level), which passes through the village of Bagaryak, Kunashak and continues throughChelyabinskto the south. The lowlands are located in the northeast, and the elevation drops to 130 m in the eastern border region.

Hydrology

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Numerous rivers originate within the region, within the basins of theKama,Tobol,andUralrivers. The region is home to 348 rivers longer than 10 km (6.2 mi) (totaling 10,235 km (6,360 mi) in length), 17 of which are over 100 km (62 mi) in length. Seven rivers, theMiass,Uy,Ural,Ay,Ufa, Uvelka, and Gumbeyka, pass through the area and are longer than 200 km (124 mi).

Lake Itkul

Chelyabinsk Oblast is also home to more than 3,748 lakes, mostly located in the north and east and covering a total area of 2,125 km2(820 sq mi). Many of the lakes in this area, includingLake Turgoyak,Zyuratkul,andLake Itkul,are famous for their clear waters and attract tourism. Some of the lakes in the eastern foothills have tectonic origins as water accumulated in tectonic failures (basins), resulting in very deep lakes that can reach 30–40 m (98–131 ft).

Sights

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Taganay National Park

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Taganay National Park is located northeast of the city of Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Taganay National Park is a popular tourist destination in the Urals. The park contains mountain ranges, alpine meadows, stone outcrops and a several kilometer stone river, forests, woodlands and mountain tundra, ancient mineral mines and mountain rivers flowing both to Europe and Asia. Taganay National Park was established on March 5, 1991, the first in the Urals.

Gagarin Park

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Gagarin Central Park is a 12-hectare recreational space in Chelyabinsk. The park is named afterYuri Gagarin,a Sovietcosmonautand the first person to enter space. The park contains forest walks, lakes, old quarries, and landscaped gardens. There is also a showground with rides.

Monuments

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There are several monuments in Chelyabinsk, many of which are on Kirovka street, a pedestrian street in the center of Chelyabinsk. The monuments include a monument toIgor Kurchatov,a nuclear scientist, which opened in 1986 to the 250th anniversary of Chelyabinsk; a monument to Orlenok, on the Aloe polye in Chelyabinsk, which opened on October 29, 1958 on the day of the fortieth anniversary of theKomsomol;the Sculpture of the Postman; the Memorial to Law and Order Soldiers; the Monument to Soldiers-Internationalists; and a sculpture of a firefighter.

Politics

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Seat of the Oblast government in Chelyabinsk
Governor's residence

During theSovietperiod, the highest authority in the Oblast was shared between three positions: the First Secretary of the ChelyabinskCPSUCommittee (who held the most power), the Chairman of the OblastSoviet(legislative power), and the Chairman of the Oblast Executive Committee (executive power). Since thedissolution of the Soviet Unionin 1991, the CPSU lost its monopoly on power.

Today, the Charter of Chelyabinsk Oblast governs the political structure of the region. TheLegislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblastserves as the province'sregional parliamentand exercises legislative authority, with the power to pass laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and oversee their implementation and observance. The Oblast Government, led by theGovernor of Chelyabinsk Oblast,is the highest executive body in the region, and includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day-to-day matters of the province.

Administrative divisions

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Main article:Administrative divisions of Chelyabinsk Oblast

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19262,564,012—
19391,729,000−32.6%
19592,976,625+72.2%
19703,288,801+10.5%
19793,438,866+4.6%
19893,623,732+5.4%
20023,603,339−0.6%
20103,476,217−3.5%
20213,431,224−1.3%
Source: Census data

Population:3,431,224 (2021 Census);[7]3,476,217 (2010 Russian census);[21]3,603,339 (2002 Census);[22]3,623,732 (1989 Soviet census).[23]

Life expectancy at birth in Chelyabinsk Oblast

Vital statistics for 2022:[24][25]

  • Births: 30,917 (9.1 per 1,000)
  • Deaths: 45,564 (13.4 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):[26]
1.47 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):[27]
Total — 69.16 years (male — 64.36, female — 73.79)

Ethnicities in Chelyabinsk Oblast in 2021[28]
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Russians 2,526,414 86.3%
Bashkirs 128,071 4.4%
Tatars 120,242 4.1%
Kazakhs 29,057 1.0%
Ukrainians 17,154 0.6%
Tajiks 12,308 0.4%
Other Ethnicities 92,778 3.2%
Ethnicity not stated 505,200 –
Vital statistics for 2008

Source:[29]

District (2008) Type Births Deaths NG BR DR NGR
Chelyabinsk Oblast Obl 44931 52625 -7694 12.8 15.0 -0.22%
Urban Areas Obl 34550 41787 -7237 12.1 14.6 -0.25%
Rural Areas Obl 10381 10838 -457 15.9 16.6 -0.07%
Chelyabinsk Urb 12540 14192 -1652 11.5 13.0 -0.15%
Verkhny Ufaley Urb 516 727 -211 13.6 19.1 -0.55%
Zlatoust Urb 2111 2658 -547 11.1 13.9 -0.28%
Karabash Urb 227 262 -35 14.5 16.7 -0.22%
Kopeysk Urb 1737 2476 -739 12.5 17.8 -0.53%
Kyshtym Urb 535 695 -160 12.5 16.2 -0.37%
Lokomotivny Urb 117 41 76 11.8 4.1 0.77%
Magnitogorsk Urb 5276 6112 -836 12.9 14.9 -0.20%
Miass Urb 2289 2559 -270 13.7 15.3 -0.16%
Ozyorsk Urb 912 1312 -400 9.2 13.2 -0.40%
Snezhinsk Urb 544 586 -42 10.8 11.6 -0.08%
Tryokhgorny Urb 402 338 64 11.7 9.8 0.19%
Troitsk Urb 1085 1269 -184 13.2 15.4 -0.22%
Ust-Katav Urb 318 515 -197 11.3 18.2 -0.69%
Chebarkul Urb 550 698 -148 12.7 16.2 -0.35%
Yuzhnouralsk Urb 428 602 -174 11.1 15.6 -0.45%
Agapovsky Rur 649 513 136 18.5 14.6 0.39%
Argayashsky Rur 831 671 160 19.7 15.9 0.38%
Ashinsky Rur 831 1286 -455 12.6 19.5 -0.69%
Bredinsky Rur 485 480 5 15.6 15.4 0.02%
Varnensky Rur 460 453 7 15.9 15.7 0.02%
Verkhneuralsky Rur 575 743 -168 13.6 17.6 -0.40%
Yemanzhelinsky Rur 648 923 -275 12.2 17.3 -0.51%
Yetkulsky Rur 443 466 -23 14.7 15.5 -0.08%
Kartalinsky Rur 702 809 -107 14.1 16.2 -0.21%
Kaslinsky Rur 461 758 -297 12.0 19.7 -0.77%
Katav-Ivanovsky Rur 448 709 -261 12.8 20.2 -0.74%
Kizilsky Rur 432 400 32 16.2 15.0 0.12%
Korkinsky Rur 900 1256 -356 13.8 19.3 -0.55%
Krasnoarmeysky Rur 638 754 -116 14.6 17.3 -0.27%
Kunashaksky Rur 521 549 -28 17.6 18.6 -0.10%
Kusinsk Rur 420 535 -115 13.9 17.7 -0.38%
Nagaybaksky Rur 334 392 -58 15.0 17.7 -0.27%
Nyazepetrovsky Rur 298 433 -135 14.6 21.3 -0.67%
Oktyabrsky Rur 419 398 21 15.6 14.8 0.08%
Plastovsky Rur 450 453 -3 17.2 17.3 -0.01%
Satkinsky Rur 1230 1398 -168 14.2 16.1 -0.19%
Sosnovsky Rur 942 933 9 16.0 15.8 0.02%
Troitsky Rur 529 506 23 17.1 16.3 0.08%
Uvelsky Rur 508 533 -25 16.1 16.9 -0.08%
Uysky Rur 385 387 -2 14.6 14.7 -0.01%
Chebarkulsky Rur 494 538 -44 16.6 18.1 -0.15%
Chesmensky Rur 311 307 4 15.5 15.3 0.02%

Settlements

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Chelyabinsk Oblast is highly urbanized.

Religion

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Religion in Chelyabinsk Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[30][31]
Russian Orthodoxy
 
 30.9%
OtherOrthodox
 
 5.1%
OtherChristians
 
 8.9%
Islam
 
 6.9%
Rodnoveryand other native faiths
 
 0.7%
Spiritual but not religious
 
 29%
Atheismandirreligion
 
 14.5%
Other and undeclared
 
 4%

According to a 2012 survey,[30]30.9% of the population of Chelyabinsk Oblast adheres to theRussian Orthodox Church,8% are unaffiliated genericChristians,5% adheres to otherEastern Orthodox Churches,8% of the population isMuslim,1% adheres toSlavic Rodnovery(Slavic Neopaganism), and 0.4% to forms ofHinduism(Vedism,KrishnaismorTantrism). In addition, 29% of the population deems itself to be "spiritual but not religious",14% isatheist,and 4.7% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[30]

Partner cities

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Chelyabinsk Oblast cooperates with:

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Закон №22-ЗО от 25 мая 2006 г. «Устав (основной закон) Челябинской области», в ред. Закона №427-ЗО от 30 апреля 2009 г.(Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Law #22-ZO of May 25, 2006Charter (Basic Law) of Chelyabinsk Oblast,as amended by the Law #427-ZO of April 30, 2009. ).
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