Kursk Oblast

federal subject of Russia

AI overview

Kursk Oblast is a region in western Russia that serves as one of the country's federal subjects, similar to a state or province. It matters as an important part of Russia's administrative divisions and economy, located in an area with significant agricultural and industrial activity.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Kursk Oblast is referenced by 1,960 other articles, and connects out to Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Empire census and 1926 Soviet census.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.

It sits within the topics 1934 establishments in Russia, Kursk Oblast and States and territories established in 1934.

Its subject is documented across 112 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: federal subject of Russia
Part of: Central Federal District
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Continent: Europe
Capital: Kursk
Population: 1049783
Area: 29800
Head of government: Alexei Smirnov
Shares border with: Sumy Oblast
Official website: rkursk.ru
Image: Rylsk P5080392 2200.jpg
Licence plate code: 46
Flag: flag of Kursk Oblast
Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kursk Oblast

Show 7 more facts

Commons category: Kursk Oblast
topic's main category: Category:Kursk Oblast
category for people born here: Q8060382
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kursk Oblast
category of associated people: Category:People from Kursk Oblast
inception: 1934-06-13
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

~14 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Kursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2021 census, Kursk Oblast had a population of 1,082,458.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kursk Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.