Western Oblast
54°47′N 32°03′E / 54.783°N 32.050°E
| Western Oblast Западная область | |
|---|---|
| Oblast of the Russian SFSR | |
| 1929–1937 | |
Western Oblast, 1930. | |
| Capital | Smolensk |
| Population | |
• 1937 | 4,693,495 |
| History | |
• Established | 1 October 1929 |
• Disestablished | 27 September 1937 |
| Political subdivisions | districts |
Western Oblast (Russian: Западная область, romanized: Zapadnaya oblast) was an administrative-territorial unit (oblast) of the Russian SFSR from 1929 to 1937. Its seat was in the city of Smolensk. The oblast was located in the west of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Bryansk, Kaluga, Pskov, Smolensk, and Tver Oblasts.
According to the 1937 Soviet census, the population of the oblast was 4,693,495 persons. It was abolished on 27 September 1937.