Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast () is a
federal subject of
Russia (an
oblast). Its administrative center is the city of
Kostroma. Major historic towns include
Kostroma,
Nerekhta,
Galich,
Soligalich, and
Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early
18th century.
The region was detached from
Yaroslavl Oblast in
1944. There are plans to unite them again, though. Area 60,100 km², population 736,641 as of
2002 All-Russian Population Census.
Kostroma Oblast borders
Vologda Oblast (N),
Kirov Oblast (E),
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (S),
Ivanovo Oblast (W), and
Yaroslavl Oblast (NW). The chief rivers are the
Volga and the
Kostroma River. 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).
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Official website of Kostroma Oblast.
