Ivanovo Oblast is a
federal subjectRussia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...
of
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(an
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
).
Its three largest cities are
IvanovoIvanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 406,465 ; Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"...
(administrative center),
KineshmaKineshma is the second largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The town had 95,233 inhabitants as of the 2002 Census. It sprawls for some fifteen kilometres along the Volga River....
, and
ShuyaShuya is the third largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia; it is situated on the Teza River, 150 miles east of Moscow. Population: 62,449 .-History:...
.
The principal center of tourism is
PlyosPlyos is a town and the administrative center of Privolzhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volga River some north-east of Ivanovo. The town was founded in 1410 by Vasili I as a border post of Muscovy. Population: It was granted town status in...
. The
Volga RiverThe Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through western Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including its capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage basin...
flows through the northern part of the oblast.
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, the oblast was divided into modern Ivanovo Oblast and
Yaroslavl OblastYaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
.
Ivanovo Oblast borders
Kostroma OblastKostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma....
(N),
Nizhny Novgorod OblastNizhni Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod...
(E),
Vladimir OblastVladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is located 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow. For detailed information about the area's medieval history, see Zalesye and Vladimir-Suzdal...
(S), and
Yaroslavl OblastYaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
(W).
Ivanovo Oblast is located in the
Moscow Time ZoneMoscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 time zones of Russia....
(MSK/MSD).
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Ivanovo Oblast is a
federal subjectRussia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...
of
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(an
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
).
Its three largest cities are
IvanovoIvanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: 406,465 ; Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"...
(administrative center),
KineshmaKineshma is the second largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. The town had 95,233 inhabitants as of the 2002 Census. It sprawls for some fifteen kilometres along the Volga River....
, and
ShuyaShuya is the third largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia; it is situated on the Teza River, 150 miles east of Moscow. Population: 62,449 .-History:...
.
The principal center of tourism is
PlyosPlyos is a town and the administrative center of Privolzhsky District of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volga River some north-east of Ivanovo. The town was founded in 1410 by Vasili I as a border post of Muscovy. Population: It was granted town status in...
. The
Volga RiverThe Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through western Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including its capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage basin...
flows through the northern part of the oblast.
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was established on January 14, 1929. On March 11, 1936, the oblast was divided into modern Ivanovo Oblast and
Yaroslavl OblastYaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
.
Geography
Ivanovo Oblast borders
Kostroma OblastKostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma....
(N),
Nizhny Novgorod OblastNizhni Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod...
(E),
Vladimir OblastVladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is located 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow. For detailed information about the area's medieval history, see Zalesye and Vladimir-Suzdal...
(S), and
Yaroslavl OblastYaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
(W).
Time zone
Ivanovo Oblast is located in the
Moscow Time ZoneMoscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 time zones of Russia....
(MSK/MSD).
UTCCoordinated Universal Time , ) is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation...
offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).