Novosibirsk Oblast

Novosibirsk Oblast
Новосибирская область
Anthem: Anthem of Novosibirsk Oblast
Coordinates: 55°27′N 79°33′E / 55.450°N 79.550°E / 55.450; 79.550
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionWest Siberian
Administrative centerNovosibirsk
Government
  BodyLegislative Assembly
  GovernorAndrey Travnikov
Area
  Total
177,756 km2 (68,632 sq mi)
  Rank18th
Population
  Total
2,797,176
  Estimate 
(2018)
2,788,849
  Rank15th
  Urban
79.6%
  Rural
20.4%
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-NVS
License plates54, 154
OKTMO ID50000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitenovo-sibirsk.ru

Novosibirsk Oblast (Russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, romanized: Novosibirskaya oblastʹ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk, the third-largest city in the country. As of the 2021 Census, Novosibirsk Oblast had a population of 2,797,176 with the majority, 1.63 million, lives in Novosibirsk.