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Arkhangelsk Oblast () is a Federal Subject of Russia (an Oblast ). It includes Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya island, and also the autonomous district of Nenetsia . Its governor is Nikolay Kiselyov . Arkhangelsk Oblast has an area of 587,400 km&2 (including Nenetsia) and a population of 1,336,539 ( 2002 All-Russian Population Census). Arkhangelsk is the administrative center of the region, with a population of around 350,000. Historically, the chief centers were Kholmogory , Kargopol , and Solvychegodsk . One can find medieval wooden chapels and the Antoniev Siysky Monastery lost in impassable woods. The Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea are a World Heritage Site . Severodvinsk is a primary shipyard for the Russian Navy . Plesetsk Cosmodrome is one of two spaceports within the Russian borders (''second, Svobodny , is located in Amur Oblast ''). Geography Time zone Arkhangelsk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Administrative divisions Districts Arkhangelsk Oblast consists of the following districts (районы):
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