Kostroma Oblast
First-level administrative division of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Kostroma Oblast?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, romanized: Kostromskaya oblastʹ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,976.[11] It was formed in 1944 on the territory detached from neighboring Yaroslavl Oblast.
Quick Facts Country, Federal district ...
Kostroma Oblast | |
---|---|
Костромская область | |
Coordinates: 58°33′N 43°41′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Central[1] |
Economic region | Central[2] |
Administrative center | Kostroma |
Government | |
• Body | Oblast Duma[3] |
• Governor[4] | Sergey Sitnikov[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 60,211 km2 (23,248 sq mi) |
• Rank | 47th |
Population | |
• Total | 580,976 |
• Estimate (2018)[8] | 643,324 |
• Rank | 68th |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 73.7% |
• Rural | 26.3% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [9]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-KOS |
License plates | 44 |
OKTMO ID | 34000000 |
Official languages | Russian[10] |
Website | http://adm44.ru |
Close
Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century. Its major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev.