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Irkutsk Oblast

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Irkutsk Oblast

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Also known as Irkutskaya Oblast'

oblast and federal subject in central Siberia, Russia

AI overview

Irkutsk Oblast is a region in central Siberia, Russia, that serves as one of the country's federal subjects. It is significant as a major area of Siberia, playing an important role in Russia's geography and governance structure.

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Country
Russia
Continent
Asia
Capital
Irkutsk
Population
2322292
Area
774846
Body of water
Lake Baikal
Head of government
Igor Kobzev
Shares border with
Chita Oblast
Official website
www.irkobl.ru
Image
Baikal, Cape Burhan, Olkhon Island, Lake Baikal, Russia.jpg
Licence plate code
138
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Irkutsk Oblast
topic's main category
Category:Irkutsk Oblast
category for people born here
Category:Births in Irkutsk Oblast
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Irkutsk Oblast
category of associated people
Category:People from Irkutsk Oblast
inception
1937-09-26
language used
Yakut
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Encyclopedic overview

Irkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. It had a population of 2,370,102 at the 2021 Census.

Geography

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