Global InformationTver Oblast information
Tver Oblast | |
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Oblast | |
| Тверская область | |
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| Coordinates: 57°09′N 34°36′E / 57.150°N 34.600°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Central[1] |
| Economic region | Central[2] |
| Administrative center | Tver[3] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly[4] |
| • Governor[6] | Igor Rudenya[5] |
| Area [7] | |
| • Total | 84,201 km2 (32,510 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 39th |
| Population (2021 census)[8] | |
| • Total | 1,230,171 |
| • Estimate (2018)[9] | 1,283,873 |
| • Rank | 36th |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 76.3% |
| • Rural | 23.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [10]) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-TVE |
| License plates | 69 |
| OKTMO ID | 28000000 |
| Official languages | Russian[11] |
| Website | http://www.region.tver.ru |
Tver Oblast (Russian: Тверская область, romanized: Tverskaya oblast', IPA: [tvʲɪrˈskajə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (Russian: Калининская область). Population: 1,353,392 (2010 Russian census).[13]
Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of the remaining area is occupied by the Valdai Hills, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper have their source.
Tver Oblast is one of the tourist regions of Russia with a modern tourist infrastructure. There are also many historic towns: Torzhok, Toropets, Zubtsov, Kashin, Vyshny Volochyok, and Kalyazin. The oldest of these is Rzhev, primarily known for the Battles of Rzhev in World War II. Staritsa was the seat of the last appanage principality in Russia. Ostashkov is a major tourist center.
- ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Charter of Tver Oblast, Article 8
- ^ Charter of Tver Oblast, Article 82
- ^ Official website of Tver Oblast. Andrei Vladimirovich Shevelyov, Governor of Tver Oblast Archived April 23, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ Charter of Tver Oblast, Article 105
- ^ "Сведения о наличии и распределении земель в Российской Федерации на 01.01.2019 (в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации)". Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ^ Resolution of January 29, 1935
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.