Smolensk Oblast, informally called Smolenshchina, is a federal subject of Russia in the form of an oblast, and its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. The oblast was founded on 27 September 1937. It borders Pskov, Tver, Moscow, Kaluga and Bryansk oblasts in Russia and the Mogilev and Vitebsk oblasts of Belarus along the Belarus-Russia border. The Dnieper is its main river, and the region also drains toward the Volga, Oka and Western Dvina basins. Its climate is humid continental, similar to Moscow Oblast but slightly warmer in winter, with short warm rainy summers and long cold snowy winters. It is divided into 25 districts and two cities, which are further divided into towns, urban-type settlements and rural okrugs. The 2021 census counted 888,421 residents.
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As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.
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The oblast was founded on 27 September 1937.
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Smolensk Oblast, informally also called Smolenshchina, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
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Smolensk Oblast, informally also called Smolenshchina, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).
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Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia
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