- Ulyanovsk Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast ( _ru. Улья́новская о́бласть, "Ulyanovskaya oblast") is a federal subject of
Russia (anoblast ). It is located in theVolga Federal District . Its administrative center isUlyanovsk , named for Vladimir IllyichLenin 's family name Ulyanov.Area: 37,300 km²; population: 1,382,811 (as of the 2002 Census).
Geography
Ulyanovsk Oblast borders the Chuvash Republic (N), Republic of Tatarstan (NE),
Samara Oblast (E),Saratov Oblast (S),Penza Oblast (W), and Republic of Mordovia (NW).It is located on the northern edge of Central
Steppes . 25% of its territory is covered withdeciduous forest s;the rest is covered with steppes and meadows. Ulyanovsk Oblast is divided in half by theVolga River . Hilly areas to the west of the Volga are known asVolga Upland (elevations up to 358 m). Eastern part of the oblast is mostly flat.Ulyanovsk Oblast has moderately
continental , highly volatile climate. Average temperature of June +19 °C, of January −13 °C. As weather systems move in and out of the area, average daily temperatures often change up to +20°C in the matter of days. Fixed snow cover is typically present from late October – early November to mid-April. Overnight frosts occur until late May, restricting agriculture to cold-resistant plants such as rye.Nature
The Ulyanovsk oblast is located in the zones of wooded plain and broad-leaved scaffolding.
Soils are predominantly chernozem.
Scaffolding occupy 1/4 territories. In the northwest — large massifs of oak scaffolding with the participation of linden, maple; in the
Transvolga region — meadow steppes, separate pine borons.Were preserved moose, marten, squirrel, hare- white hare and other were numerous the planktonic and marshy- coastal birds. In
Kuybyshev Reservoir — bream, pike-perch, carp and otherThe protected areas are found on the territory of region: national park
Sengiley mountains , the guarding zone of state preserve “Volga wooded plain”, the monuments of natureUndory mineral source ,relict scaffolding etc.Demographics
55% of residents of Ulyanovsk Oblast live in two cities with population above 25,000—
Ulyanovsk and Dimitrovgrad.Population is 72% Russian, 12% Tatar, 8%Chuvash , 4%Mordva , 4% others.For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 9.0 per 1000 [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/2007/0301/barom04.php]Religion
Mostly
Orthodox Christian with muslim minority of about 15%.Economics
Ulyanovsk and Dimitrovgrad are industrial cities and contain a number of large plants and factories. Rural part of Ulyanovsk Oblast is agricultural and is focused primarily on
animal husbandry , to the lesser extent oncrop farming .According to Herbert E. Meyer, of the CIA National Intelligence Council, Ulyanovsk implemented a plan to increase Russia's dismal population growth which stipulated that workers would receive the second half of the workday off in order to go home and "produce more future patriots."
Administrative divisions
External links
*en icon [http://www.ulyanovsk-adm.ru/en/index.php Official website of Ulyanovsk Oblast]
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