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Kostroma Oblast (Kostromskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma
Kostroma

Kostroma is an historic types of inhabited localities in Russia in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. A part of the Golden ring of the Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers....
.

From c. 300-300 CE the whole current area of Kostroma with exception the area east of River Unzha was part of historic Finno Ugric peoples' lands, like the Meri
Meri

Meri may refer to:* Mer?, a town in Italy* Meri , a now-defunct political party in Israel* Meri, Prahova, a village in Draganesti, Prahova Commune, Prahova County, Romania...
 (Russian Merja) people and their loose tribal confederation. There were at least 109 Meri settlements located in the area of which the most important below mentioned trading centers and important hill fortresses were later recorded by the Russians as the Russians founded towns in the late 9th to 12th centuries.

Major historic towns include Kostroma
Kostroma

Kostroma is an historic types of inhabited localities in Russia in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. A part of the Golden ring of the Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers....
, Sharya
Sharya

Sharya is a types of settlements in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River some 330 km northeast of Kostroma....
, Nerekhta
Nerekhta

Nerekhta is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, known since the early 13th century. The town does not retain many marks of antiquity, apart from several 17th-century churches....
, Galich
Galich, Russia

Galich is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. It is also a minor railroad node of the Trans-Siberian railway....
, Soligalich
Soligalich

Soligalich is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kostroma River. Population: 6,996 ).The town originated as an important centre of saltworks, which supplied with salt not only Russia but also much of Scandinavia....
, and Makaryev
Makaryev

Makaryev is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River , east of Kostroma....
.






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Kostroma Oblast (Kostromskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma
Kostroma

Kostroma is an historic types of inhabited localities in Russia in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. A part of the Golden ring of the Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers....
.

From c. 300-300 CE the whole current area of Kostroma with exception the area east of River Unzha was part of historic Finno Ugric peoples' lands, like the Meri
Meri

Meri may refer to:* Mer?, a town in Italy* Meri , a now-defunct political party in Israel* Meri, Prahova, a village in Draganesti, Prahova Commune, Prahova County, Romania...
 (Russian Merja) people and their loose tribal confederation. There were at least 109 Meri settlements located in the area of which the most important below mentioned trading centers and important hill fortresses were later recorded by the Russians as the Russians founded towns in the late 9th to 12th centuries.

Major historic towns include Kostroma
Kostroma

Kostroma is an historic types of inhabited localities in Russia in central Russia, the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast. A part of the Golden ring of the Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers....
, Sharya
Sharya

Sharya is a types of settlements in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River some 330 km northeast of Kostroma....
, Nerekhta
Nerekhta

Nerekhta is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, known since the early 13th century. The town does not retain many marks of antiquity, apart from several 17th-century churches....
, Galich
Galich, Russia

Galich is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. It is also a minor railroad node of the Trans-Siberian railway....
, Soligalich
Soligalich

Soligalich is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kostroma River. Population: 6,996 ).The town originated as an important centre of saltworks, which supplied with salt not only Russia but also much of Scandinavia....
, and Makaryev
Makaryev

Makaryev is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Unzha River , east of Kostroma....
. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century. The oblast was detached from Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, and Vologda Oblasts....
 in 1944.

The governor of the oblast was Viktor Shershunov
Viktor Shershunov

Viktor Shershunov was the governor of Kostroma Oblast. He previously worked at the Prosecutor's Office of Kostroma Oblast.Born in Lenger, Russia, Shershunov was elected governor in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 with a large majority....
 from 1997 until his death in a car crash on September 20, 2007. Deputy governor Yury Tzikunin became acting governor.

Geography

Kostroma Oblast borders Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Area: 145,700 km?; population: 1,269,568 . Its largest city is Cherepovets, but the administrative center is Vologda....
 (N), Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast

Kirov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia of Kirov, Kirov Oblast....
 (E), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. With a population of 1.3 million, Nizhny Novgorod is the largest city of the oblast and the fourth largest city of the Russian Federation, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Novosibirsk....
 (S), Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast

Ivanovo Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia .Its three largest cities are Ivanovo , Kineshma, and Shuya.The principal centre of tourism is Plyos....
 (W), and Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, and Vologda Oblasts....
 (NW). The chief rivers are the Volga
Volga River

The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, Discharge , and Drainage basin. It flows through the western part of Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia....
 and the Kostroma
Kostroma River

Kostroma is a river in Kostroma Oblast and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Volga River. The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is ....
. Much of the area is covered by woods, making it one of the principal timber producing regions in Europe.

Time zone


Kostroma Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time

Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 Time in Russia....
 (MSK/MSD). UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
 offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions


Demographics (2008)


  • Births: 7,867 (11.3 per 1000)
  • Deaths: 12,576 (18.1 per 1000)


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