Belgorod Oblast
 

Belgorod Oblast (Белгоро́дская о́бласть)

Belgorodskaya oblast, Province of Belgorod.

Cities and towns of the Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod	Бе́лгород	353,300
Stary Oskol	Ста́рый Оско́л	215,898
Gubkin	Russian: Гу́бкин	86,083
Shebekino	Шебе́кино	45,119
Alexeyevka	Алексе́евка	39,312
Valuyki	Валуйки	35,790
Novy Oskol	Новый Оско́л	20,892
Stroitel	Строи́тель	18,400
Biryuch	Бирюч	8,079
Grayvoron	Гра́йворон	6,196
Korocha	Короча	6,046

Population statistics from 2002 census.

About the Belgorod Oblast.

The Belgorod oblast is located on Russia's western edge. It borders the Ukraine. It has a population of more then 1.5 million people. The administrative centre of the region is the city of Belgorod.

Belgorod means ‘White City’. It was named Belgorod because the city was rich in limestone. References to Belgorod dates back to the 1200s. The oblast was setup in 1954 with it’s administrative centre in Belgorod.

The battle of Prokhorovka, which was part of the overall battle of battle of Kursk, took place at the village of Prokhorovka. It is considered to be the largest tank battle in military history. The battle was fought by the German Wehrmacht's Fourth Panzer Army and the Red Army's 5th Guards Tank Army in 1943. Over 1000 tanks were engaged in the battle.

Administrative Divisions

Belgorod is divided into several administrative divisions.

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