| Conventional Long Name: | Kamchatka Oblast |
| Common Name: | Kamchatka |
| Subdivision: | Oblast |
| Nation: | Russia |
| P1: | Far Eastern Krai |
| S1: | Kamchatka Krai |
| Flag S1: | Flag of Kamchatka Krai.svg |
| Image Map Caption: | Location of Kamchatka Oblast in Russia prior to 2007 merger |
| Capital: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Date Start: | 30 October |
| Year Start: | 1932 |
| Date End: | 1 July |
| Year End: | 2007 |
| Today: | Russia |
Kamchatka Oblast (Russian: Камча́тская о́бласть|Kamchatskaya oblast) was, until being incorporated into Kamchatka Krai on July 1, 2007, a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). To the north, it bordered Magadan Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Koryak Autonomous Okrug was located in the northern part of the oblast. Including the autonomous okrug, the total area of the oblast was 472300km2, encompassing the southern half of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The administrative center of Kamchatka Oblast was the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population:
Kamchatka's natural resources include coal, gold, mica, pyrites, and natural gas. Most of the inhabitants live in the administrative center, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The main employment sectors are fishing, forestry, tourism (a growing industry), and the Russian military. There is still a large military presence on the peninsula; the home base of Russia's Pacific submarine fleet is across Avacha Bay from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at the Rybachy base. There are also several air force bases and radar sites in Kamchatka.
As of the 2002 All-Russian Population Census, the majority of the 358,801 population is Russian (290,108), largest minorities are Ukrainian (20,870) and Koryak (7,328). The northern part of the peninsula is occupied by Koryak Autonomous Okrug, where around 6,700 Koryaks live. A small number of Evens also live here.
The oblast was established on October 20, 1932, subordinated to the Far Eastern Krai (later Khabarovsk Krai). In 1956, it became a separate oblast under its own jurisdiction.
See main article: Administrative divisions of Kamchatka Oblast.
The Chairman of the Council of People's Deputies of Kamchatka Oblast was the presiding officer of that legislature 1997-2007. They were preceded by The Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Oblast 1995-1997.
| Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Mashkovtsev | 1995 | 1997 | |
| Lev Boitsov | 1997 | 2001 | |
| Nikolay Tokmantsev | 2001 | 2007 |