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Founded: 1932
Acting Governor: Alexander Nesterenko (former Dep Head of Agriculture), appointed 10th May 2007
(former Governor Leonid Viktorovich Korotkov (elected April 8, 2001 and 2005) dismissed 10th May 2007)
Federation Council Representatives: Galina Semenova Buslova (legislative); Igor Alekseevich Rogachev (executive, term expires February 2009)
Population: 902,500 (2002 census)
Area: 361,900 square km (139,693 sq. miles)
Capital: Blagoveshchensk (population 218,800), 7,985 km from Moscow
Federal district: Far Eastern
Economic Region: Far East
Time zone: Moscow +6, GMT +9, EST +14
Geography: Amur is located in the southeastern part of Siberia, between the Stanovoi Mountains in the north and the Amur River in the south. The region shares a border with China, Yakutia and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
Urban population: 66%, Rural population: 34%
Ethnic make-up: includes Russians (86.8%), Ukrainians (6.7%), Belorussians (1.7%)
Economy: Because of the prevalence of rivers in the region, Amur provides 3/4 of hydroelectric power in the Russian Far East. The area also has well-developed timber and food-processing industries.
Official website: http://www.amurobl.ru
Contact information
Governor
Leonid Viktorovich Korotkov
135 Lenina Ulitsa
Blagoveschensk 675023
Tel. +7 (4162) 59 60 01
Email: governor@amurobl.ru
Chairman of Regional Council of People’s Deputies
Stanislav Ignatievich Goryansky
135 Lenina Ulitsa
Blagoveschensk 67023
Tel/Fax +7 (4162) 44 38 53
Press secretary:
Larisa Viktorovna Buyanova
Tel.: +7 (4162) 44 34 26
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Sergey Alexandrovich Lavrikov
3 Malaya Dmitrovka Ulitsa
Moscow 103795
Tel.: +7 (095) 299 46 08
Email: amurpred@aha.ru
last updated Jan. 21, 2008
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