Yaroslavl Oblast
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Yaroslavl Oblast (Russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, romanized: Yaroslavskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts.
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Yaroslavl Oblast | |
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Ярославская область | |
Coordinates: 57°52′N 39°12′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Central[1] |
Economic region | Central[2] |
Administrative center | Yaroslavl |
Government | |
• Body | Oblast Duma |
• Governor | Mikhail Yevrayev |
Area | |
• Total | 36,177 km2 (13,968 sq mi) |
• Rank | 60th |
Population | |
• Total | 1,209,811 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 1,265,684 |
• Rank | 37th |
• Density | 33/km2 (87/sq mi) |
• Urban | 81.1% |
• Rural | 18.9% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-YAR |
License plates | 76 |
OKTMO ID | 78000000 |
Official languages | Russian[7] |
Website | http://www.adm.yar.ru |
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This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additionally, the city of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast, is served by major highways, railroads, and waterways. The population of the oblast was 1,272,468 (2010 Census).[8]