Date of formation: August 14, 1944 Area: 1435.2 thousand km2 It shares borders with Kazakhstan, the Komi Republic, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Sverdlovsk oblast, Kurgan oblast, Omsk oblast, Tomsk oblast, Arkhangelsk oblast. Population: 3.3 million people The capital is Tyumen. 29 cities, 38 municipal districts, 34 towns and 1537 villages The governor is V.V.Yakushev
Economy
The region economy is diversified and includes a wide rage of industries. It produces 28% of total Russian market of batteries, 19% of LPG (liquid petroleum gas), 12 % of medical equipment and tools, 11% of pipe thermoplastic components and 9% of woolen fabric.
UMMC’s enterprises in Tyumen Region Electrometallurgical plant(Steel Minimill) (under construction) |