Belgorod Oblast

Infobox Russian federal subject
EnglishName=Belgorod Oblast
RussianName=Белгородская область
Locator

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CoatOfArmsLink=Coat of arms of Belgorod Oblast

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FlagLink=Flag of Belgorod Oblast
AnthemLink="none"
AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center
AdmCtrName=Belgorod
FoundationDate=January 6, 1954
PoliticalStatus=Oblast
PoliticalStatusLink=Oblasts of Russia
FederalDistrict=Central
EconomicRegion= Central Black Earth
CodeNumber=31
Area=27100
AreaRank=67th
Population=1511620
PopulationRank=31st
UrbanPopulation=65.2%
RuralPopulation=34.8%
LangLangs
LangList=Russian
HeadTitle=Governor
HeadName=Yevgeny Savchenko
PrimeTitle=Deputy Governor
PrimeName=Oleg Polukhin
Legislature=Oblast Duma
ConstitutionType=Charter
ConstitutionName=Charter of Belgorod Oblast
Website=http://beladm.bel.ru/

Belgorod Oblast ( _ru. Белгоро́дская о́бласть, "Belgorodskaya oblast") is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,511,620 (2002 Census; 1,380,723 (1989 Census).

Time zone

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

Administrative divisions

Belgorod Oblast is administratively divided into 21 districts ("raions"), which are further divided into 335 rural okrugs. There are ten cities/towns in the oblast, as well as twenty urban-type settlements.