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Lipetsk Oblast




Lipetsk Oblast () is a Federal Subject of Russia (an Oblast ). Formed on January 6 , 1954 . Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk . The area of the oblast is 24,100 km&2. The population is 1,213,499 ( 2002 ).


GEOGRAPHY

Lipetsk Oblast borders Ryazan Oblast (NE), Tambov Oblast (E), Voronezh Oblast (S), Kursk Oblast (SW), Oryol Oblast (W) and Tula Oblast (NW).


Time zone


Lipetsk Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).



THE SIGHTS

The world’s first Hyperboloid Structure – the Steel open-work lattice Tower of amazing beauty is located in Polibino, Dankoskiy area of the Lipetsk region.
The hyperboloid tower was built and patented in , Le Corbusier , Oscar Niemeyer .


ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS


Districts

Lipetsk Oblast consists of 18 districts ( Raion s) and 2 oblast-subordinated cities (города областного подчинения):

Other towns of the oblast ( Gryazi (Грязи), Dankov (Данков), Zadonsk (Задонск), Lebedyan (Лебедян), Usman (Усман), Chaplygin (Чаплыгин)) are under districts' jurisdiction.


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