Kostroma Oblast
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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.
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Kostroma Oblast Костромская область (Russian) | |||
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— Oblast — | |||
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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] | ||
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Textile industries have been in Kostroma Oblast since the early 18th century. Its major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev.