Lipetsk Oblast

Lipetsk Oblast (English) Липецкая область (Russian)
Location of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Coat of arms of Lipetsk Oblast	Flag of Lipetsk Oblast
Anthem: None
Administrative center	Lipetsk
Established	January 6, 1954
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Central Central Black Earth
Code	48
Area
Area - Rank within Russia	24,100 km² 71st
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,213,499 inhabitants 45th 50.4 inhab. / km² 64.3% 35.7%
Official language	Russian
Government
Head of the Administration	Oleg Korolyov
First Deputy	Yury Bozhko
Legislative body	Oblast Council of Deputies
Charter	Charter of Lipetsk Oblast
Official website
http://www.admlr.lipetsk.ru/

Lipetsk Oblast (Russian: Ли́пецкая о́бласть, Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk.

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Time zone

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

[edit] The sights

The world's first hyperboloid structure by Vladimir Shukhov

The world's first hyperboloid structure—the steel open-work lattice tower—is located in Polibino, Dankovsky District of Lipetsk Oblast. The hyperboloid tower was built and patented in 1896 by the famous Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Shukhov. The hyperboloid structures were subsequently built by other architects, such as Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, and Oscar Niemeyer.

[edit] Economy

The most important industrial branches are the iron processing and the mechanical engineering. The most industrialized cities are Lipetsk, the administrative center, and Yelets.

[edit] Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Lipetsk Oblast

[edit] Law and government

The current Governor is Oleg Korolyov.

[edit] External links

• Media related to Lipetsk Oblast at Wikimedia Commons.

• (English) Official website of Lipetsk Oblast