| Kostroma Oblast (English) Костромская область (Russian) |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Kostroma Oblast |
 Flag of Kostroma Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Kostroma |
| Established | August 13, 1944[1] |
| Political status | Oblast |
| Federal District | Central[2] |
| Economic region | Central[3] |
| Area[4] | 60,100 km2 (23,204.7 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 47th |
| Code ISO 3166-2:RU |
44 RU-KOS |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population[5] | 736,641 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 65th |
| - Density | 12.3 /km2 (31.9/sq mi) |
| - Urban[5] | 67.4% |
| - Rural[5] | 32.6% |
| Official language(s) | Russian[6] |
| Government (as of November 2009) | |
| Governor[7] | Igor Slyunyayev[8] |
| Legislative body | Oblast Duma[9] |
| Charter | Charter of Kostroma Oblast |
| Official website | |
| http://www.region.kostroma.net/ | |
Kostroma Oblast (Russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, Kostromskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma.
Major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century. The oblast was detached from Yaroslavl Oblast in 1944.
The governor of the oblast was Viktor Shershunov from 1997 until his death in a car crash on September 20, 2007. Igor Slyunyayev is the current Governor.
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History
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 (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.
Geography
Kostroma Oblast borders Vologda Oblast (N), Kirov Oblast (E), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (S), Ivanovo Oblast (W), and Yaroslavl Oblast (NW). The main rivers are the Volga and the Kostroma. 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 (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Administrative divisions
Demographics (2008)
- Births: 7,867 (11.3 per 1000)
- Deaths: 12,576 (18.1 per 1000) [10]
References
- ^ Charter, Article 6.1
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 1. Федеральные округа», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 1. Federal Districts, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia, only republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian
- ^ Charter, Article 8.2
- ^ Official website of the Administration of Kostroma Oblast. Governor (Russian)
- ^ Charter, Article 8.1.1
- ^ http://stat.kostroma.ru/digital/nasel/default.aspx
Sources
- Костромская областная Дума. Закон №300-4-ЗКО от 24 апреля 2008 г. «Устав Костромской области», в ред. Закона №464-4-ЗКО от 13 апреля 2009 г. «О внесении поправок в Устав Костромской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального публикования. Опубликован: "СП — нормативные документы", №66 (1314), 30 апреля 2008 г. (Kostroma Oblast Duma. Law #300-4-ZKO of April 24, 2008 Charter of Kostroma Oblast, as amended by the Law #464-4-ZKO of April 13, 2009 On Amending the Charter of Kostroma Oblast. Effective as of the date ten days after the official publication date).
External links
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- Kostroma regional Internet Magazine (Russian)
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