Ivanovo Oblast

Infobox Russian federal subject
EnglishName=Ivanovo Oblast
RussianName=Ивановская область
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CoatOfArmsLink=Coat of arms of Ivanovo Oblast

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FlagLink=Flag of Ivanovo Oblast
AnthemLink="None"
AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center
AdmCtrName=Ivanovo
FoundationDate=March 11, 1936
PoliticalStatus=Oblast
PoliticalStatusLink=Oblasts of Russia
FederalDistrict=Central
EconomicRegion= Central
CodeNumber=37
Area=21800
AreaRank=73rd
Population=1148329
PopulationRank=48th
UrbanPopulation=82.7%
RuralPopulation=17.3%
LangLangs
LangList=Russian
HeadTitle=Governor
HeadName=Mikhail Men
PrimeTitle
PrimeName
Legislature=Oblast Duma
ConstitutionType=Charter
ConstitutionName=Charter of Ivanovo Oblast
Website=http://www.ivreg.ru/

Ivanovo Oblast ( _ru. Ива́новская о́бласть, "Ivanovskaya oblast") is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).

Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (administrative centre), Kineshma, and Shuya.

The principal centre of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.

Ivanovo Industrial Oblast ( _ru. Ива́новская Промы́шленная о́бласть was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, the oblast was divided into modern Ivanovo Oblast and Yaroslavl Oblast.

Geography

Ivanovo Oblast borders Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S), and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).

Time zone

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

Administrative divisions