Pozdnyakovskaya Oblast

Pozdnyakovskaya (: Поздняковская), officially the Pozdnyakovskaya Oblast (: Поздняковская область), is a in Yarova. The oblast has a total population of 2,924,176 and the state capital is Khankalgorod, which is the country's 17th largest city with a population of 610,345. Pozdnyakovskaya is commonly nicknamed the "Steppe Oblast."

Historically, Pozdnyakovskaya Oblast was populated by the, , , , and. Today, five federally-recognised minorities within the boundaries of Pozdnyakovskaya Oblast have independent, sovereign relationships with the federal government and territorial reservations:


 * Hay Free Nation, Reservation of Hayastan
 * Abkhaz Free Nation, Abkhazia Reservation
 * Meshalian Free Nation, Meshalia Reservation
 * Dzhokarian Free Nation, Dzhokaria Reservation, Shali
 * Kartvelian Free Nation, Northern Kartvelia Reservation (Partially Kropokhovo Oblast)

In the 2010 national census, 46.7% of the population identified as, 30.0% , 6.3% , 4.5% , 3.4% , 2.8% , 1.1 % and 9.2% Other.

Pozdnyakovskaya Oblast's unicameral is located at the Khankalgorod Kremlin in the town of the same name and currently houses a total of 146 members, approximately one representative per 20,000 people. The People of Yarova hold the majority, with 98 seats. Saidakhmed Khadzhiev is Pozdnyakovskaya's incumbent, having assumed office in 2015.