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Belgorod Oblast

federal subject of Russia

AI overview

Belgorod Oblast is a region in southwestern Russia that borders Ukraine. It matters primarily because of its strategic location near the Ukrainian border, which has made it significant in recent geopolitical developments involving Russia and Ukraine.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Belgorod Oblast is referenced by 1,579 other articles, and connects out to federal subject of Russia, administrative centre and Federal State Statistics Service.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.

Vinony files it under Belgorod Oblast, Geography articles needing translation from Russian Wikipedia and Oblasts of Russia.

Its subject is documented across 114 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: federal subject of Russia
Part of: Central Federal District
Award: Order of Lenin
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Contains: Starooskolsky Urban Okrug
Continent: Europe
Capital: Belgorod
Population: 1482025
Area: 27134
Elevation: 220
Head of government: Vyacheslav Gladkov
Shares border with: Sumy Oblast
Highest point: Prokhorovsky District
Official website: belregion.ru
Image: Балка Каменный лог.jpg
Licence plate code: 31
Flag: flag of Belgorod Oblast
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Belgorod Oblast

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topic's main category: Category:Belgorod Oblast
Commons category: Belgorod Oblast
category for people born here: Category:Births in Belgorod Oblast
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Belgorod Oblast
category of associated people: Category:People from Belgorod Oblast
inception: 1954-01-06

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Encyclopedic overview

Belgorod Oblast is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. As of 2021, the population is 1,540,486.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belgorod Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.