Ivanovo Oblast

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Early in its history, the Ivanovo region was a melting pot between different populations like Russians, Europeans, Asians, and others. Various ancient Uralian and ancient Slavic tribes inhabited the area.{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Frequencies-of-mtDNA-haplogroups-in-Russian-populations-from-the-European-part-of-Russia_tbl2_7525219/amp?espv=1|title=Frequencies of mtDNA haplogroups in Russian populations from the... | Download Table}}

Ivanovo Industrial Oblast ({{lang|ru|Ива́новская промы́шленная о́бласть}}) was established on October 1, 1929.Ivanovo Oblast. Administrative-Territorial Structure, p. 22 On March 11, 1936, a part of it became the modern Ivanovo Oblast while the remainder was split off to create Yaroslavl Oblast.Ivanovo Oblast. Administrative-Territorial Structure, p. 26 On 21 May 1998 Ivanovo Oblast alongside Amur, Kostroma, Voronezh Oblasts, and the Mari El Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the federal government, granting it autonomy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1141661.html|title=Newsline - May 22, 1998 Yeltsin Signs More Power-Sharing Agreements with Regions|website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|language=en|access-date=2019-05-02}} This agreement would be abolished on 26 February 2002.{{Cite journal|last=Chuman|first=Mizuki|title=The Rise and Fall of Power-Sharing Treaties Between Center and Regions in Post-Soviet Russia|url=http://demokratizatsiya.pub/archives/19_2_L7H017206G216817.pdf|journal=Demokratizatsiya|pages=146}}

Ivanovo Oblast shares borders with Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S), and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).

The climate of Ivanovo Oblast is continental, with long, cold winters, and short, warm summers. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of {{convert|-12|C}} in the west and {{convert|-13|C}} in the east. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of about {{convert|+18|C}}. Although larger than several of Russia's republics, Ivanovo Oblast is the smallest oblast by land area in Russia.

{{further|Government of Ivanovo Oblast}}

During the Soviet period, the high authority in the oblast was shared between three persons: the first secretary of the Ivanovo CPSU Committee (who in reality had the greatest authority), the chairman of the oblast Soviet (legislative power), and the Chairman of the oblast Executive Committee (executive power). Since 1991, CPSU has lost all power, when the head of the oblast administration, and eventually the governor, was appointed/elected alongside an elected regional parliament.

The Charter of Ivanovo Oblast is the fundamental law of the region. The Legislative Assembly of Ivanovo Oblast is the province's standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The highest executive body is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day-to-day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as guarantor of the observance of the oblast Charter under the Constitution of Russia.

{{Main|Administrative divisions of Ivanovo Oblast}}

Population: {{ru-census|p2021=927828|p2010=1,061,651|p2002=1,148,329|p1989=1,317,117}}

{{Largest cities

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| stat_ref = 2010 Russian Census

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| div_link = Administrative divisions of Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Administrative division

| city_1 = Ivanovo

| div_1 = Ivanovo{{!}}City of oblast significance of Ivanovo

| pop_1 = 408,330

| img_1 = Ivanovo asv2018-08 img60 aerial view.jpg

| city_2 = Kineshma

| div_2 = Kineshma{{!}}Town of oblast significance of Kineshma

| pop_2 = 88,164

| img_2 = Troicko uspenskii sobor kineshma.JPG

| city_3 = Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Shuya

| div_3 = Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Town of oblast significance of Shuya

| pop_3 = 58,486

| img_3 = Shuya resurrection cathedral.JPG

| city_4 = Vichuga

| div_4 = Vichuga{{!}}Town of oblast significance of Vichuga

| pop_4 = 37,583

| img_4 = Ivanovo Obl Vichuga asv2018-08 img11.jpg

| city_5 = Furmanov, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Furmanov

| div_5 = Furmanovsky District

| pop_5 = 36,144

| city_6 = Teykovo

| div_6 = Teykovo{{!}}Town of oblast significance of Teykovo

| pop_6 = 34,976

| city_7 = Kokhma

| div_7 = Ivanovsky District, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Ivanovsky District

| pop_7 = 29,411

| city_8 = Rodniki, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Rodniki

| div_8 = Rodnikovsky District

| pop_8 = 26,310

| city_9 = Privolzhsk

| div_9 = Privolzhsky District, Ivanovo Oblast{{!}}Privolzhsky District

| pop_9 = 16,747

| city_10 = Yuzha

| div_10 = Yuzhsky District

| pop_10 = 14,170

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Vital statistics for 2024:{{Cite web |date=21 February 2025 |title=Естественное движение населения в разрезе субъектов российской федерации за декабрь 2024 года |url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/EDN_12-2024.htm |url-status=live |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Rosstat}}{{Historical populations|3=1926|4=1195804|5=1939|6=1505043|7=1959|8=1322152|9=1970|10=1339110|11=1979|12=1320968|13=1989|14=1317117|15=2002|16=1148329|17=2010|18=1061651|19=2021|20=927828|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}

• Births: 6,179 (6.9 per 1,000)
• Deaths: 14,897 (16.5 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2024):{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Рейтинг рождаемости в регионах: кто в лидерах, а кто в аутсайдерах {{!}} Москва |url=https://fedpress.ru/article/3365231 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ФедералПресс |language=ru-RU}}

1.30 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):{{cite web|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/folder/210/document/13207 |title=Демографический ежегодник России |publisher=Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat) |access-date=2022-06-01 |language=ru |trans-title=The Demographic Yearbook of Russia}}

Total — 69.02 years (male — 64.03, female — 73.86)

Ethnic composition (2010):

• Russians: 95.6%
• Ukrainians: 0.8%
• Tatars: 0.7%
• Armenians: 0.4%
• Azeris: 0.3%
• Others: 2.2%
• 54,882 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.{{Cite web |url=http://www.perepis-2010.ru/news/detail.php?ID=6936 |title=Archived copy |access-date=December 22, 2011 |archive-date=December 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225111852/http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm |url-status=dead }}

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|title=Religion in Ivanovo Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[http://sreda.org/en/arena "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia"]. Sreda, 2012.[http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps]. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421154615/http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg Archived].

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{{Bar percent|Russian Orthodoxy|DarkOrchid|46.5}}

{{Bar percent|Other Orthodox|MediumOrchid|8.4}}

{{Bar percent|Other Christians|DeepSkyBlue|1.9}}

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Christianity is the largest religion in Ivanovo Oblast. According to a 2012 survey, 46.5% of the population of Ivanovo Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 8.4% are Orthodox Christian believers who don't belong to church or are members of non-Russian Orthodox churches, 1.8% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 0.5% of the population are adherents of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) movement, and 0.5% are Muslims. In addition, 28.1% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 12.9% is atheist, and 1.3% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.

The largest religious centre in the region is the Shartoma Monastery.

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• Администрация Ивановской области (Administration of Ivanovo Oblast). "Ивановская область. Административно-территориальное деление по состоянию на 1 января 2001 г." (Ivanovo Oblast. Administrative-Territorial Structure as of January 1, 2001). Иваново, 2001.

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