Chelyabinsk Oblast facts for kids
Chelyabinsk Oblast (Russian: Челя́бинская о́бласть, Chelyabinskaya oblast) is a province (an oblast) in Russia. It is around the Ural Mountains, on the border between Europe and Asia. Its administrative center is the city of Chelyabinsk. As of 2020, the population is 3,466,960.
Geography and climate
Its elevation is 200–250 meters above sea level.
Climate
Most of the oblast falls under the Humid continental climate, meaning the area has warm/mild summers with cold winters.
| Climate data for Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 17 (0.7) |
16 (0.6) |
19 (0.7) |
27 (1.1) |
47 (1.9) |
55 (2.2) |
87 (3.4) |
44 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
30 (1.2) |
26 (1.0) |
21 (0.8) |
430 (16.9) |
| Average precipitation days | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 83 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 73 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (precipitation days only) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The 2010 census showed these are the ethnic groups in the oblast:
- 2,829,899 Russians (83.8%);
- 180,913 Tatars (5.4%);
- 162,513 Bashkirs (4.8%);
- 50,081 Ukrainians (1.5%);
- 35,297 Kazakhs (1.00%);
- 18,687 Germans (0.5%);
- 13,035 Belarusians (0.4%);
- 12,147 Mordvins (0.2%);
- 9,311 Armenians (0.3%);
- 65,190 others (1.6);
- 99,144 could not declare an ethnicity
The death rate was higher than the birth rate in 2010, but has since slowly reversed.
Religion
A 2012 survey showed these are the major religions in the oblast:
| Christian | 43.9% | |||
| Spiritual but not religious | 29.0% | |||
| Atheist | 14.0% | |||
| Muslim | 7.0% | |||
| Other or undeclared | 4.7% | |||
| Pagan | 1.0% | |||
| Hindu | 0.4% | |||
| Religion (2012) | ||||
Images for kids
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Lake Itkul
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Governor's residence
See also
In Spanish: Óblast de Cheliábinsk para niños
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