Murmansk Oblast

Murmansk Oblast
Мурманская область
Anthem: Anthem of Murmansk Oblast
Coordinates: 68°02′N 34°34′E / 68.033°N 34.567°E / 68.033; 34.567
CountryRussia
Federal districtNorthwestern
Economic regionNorthern
Administrative centerMurmansk
Government
  BodyOblast Duma
  GovernorAndrey Chibis
Area
  Total
144,902 km2 (55,947 sq mi)
  Rank26th
Population
  Total
667,744
  Estimate 
(2018)
753,557
  Rank62nd
  Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Urban
93.1%
  Rural
6.9%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
ISO 3166 codeRU-MUR
License plates51
OKTMO ID47000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttp://www.gov-murman.ru/

Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the northwestern part of the country, with a total land area of 144,900 square kilometres (55,900 sq mi). Its only internal border is the Republic of Karelia to the south, and it is bordered internationally by Finland to the west and Norway to the northwest and the Barents Sea lies to the north and White Sea lies to the south and east. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 795,409, but at the 2021 Census this had declined to 667,744.