Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, Kostromskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Kostroma. Its population as of the 2010 Census is 667,562.^[8] It was created in 1944 on territory taken from bordering Yaroslavl Oblast.

Kostroma Oblast Костромская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°33′N 43°41′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central[1]
Economic region	Central[2]
Established	August 13, 1944[3]
Administrative center	Kostroma
Government (as of August 2010)
• Governor[4]	Sergey Sitnikov[5]
• Legislature	Oblast Duma[6]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[7]
• Total	60,100 km2 (23,200 sq mi)
Area rank	47th
Population (2010 Census)[8]
• Total	667,562
• Rank	67th
• Density[9]	11.11/km2 (28.8/sq mi)
• Urban	69.9%
• Rural	30.1%
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-KOS
License plates	44
Official languages	Russian[10]
Official website

Textile industries have been in Kostroma Oblast since the early 18th century. Its major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev.

Geography

Kostroma Oblast borders Vologda Oblast in the north, Kirov Oblast in the east, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Ivanovo Oblast in the south, and Yaroslavl Oblast in the west. The main rivers are the Volga and the Kostroma. Much of the area is covered by forests, making it one of the main timber-producing regions in Europe.

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Kostroma Oblast

Demographics

Population: 667,562 (2010 Census);^[8] 736,641 (2002 Census);^[11] 809,882 (1989 Census).^[12]