Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast () is a
federal subject of
Russia (an
oblast), which is located in the
Central Federal District, surrounded by
Tver,
Moscow,
Ivanovo,
Vladimir,
Kostroma, and
Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to
Moscow and
Saint Petersburg. Additionally, the administrative center of the oblast — the city of
Yaroslavl — is an intersection of major
highways,
railroads and
waterways.
Yaroslavl Oblast was established on
March 11,
1936.
*Oblast territory: 36,400 km²
*Population (
2002): 1,367,398
*Governor:
Anatoly Lisitsyn*Administrative center: Yaroslavl
*Distance from Yaroslavl to
Moscow: 282 km
*Number of cities under the oblast's jurisdiction: 6
*Number of cities under the districts jurisdiction: 5
*Number of districts: 17
*Urban population: over 80%
*Number of historical and architectural monuments: over 5,000
*Number of tourists (1997): 272,500
Time zone
Yaroslavl Oblast is located in the
Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD).
UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
The climate is moderate continental, with snowy winters and a short but rather hot summer. Formely almost all territory was covered with thick conifer forest (
fir,
pine), but now a large portion of it has been replaced with
birch-and-
aspen secondary forests and crop fields. Swamps also take considerable areas.
Large animals have been much reduced in numbers, but there are still some
bears,
wolfs,
foxes,
elks, and
wild boars.
A great number of wild
birds live and nests in the Oblast.
In cities, most common birds are
pigeons,
jackdaws,
hooded crows,
rooks,
house sparrows and
great tits.
The
Volga River flows through the Yaroslavl region, with two major dams constructed at
Uglich and
Rybinsk. The
Rybinsk artificial lake is really large.
Mineral resources are limited to construction materials (such as
sand,
gravel,
clay) and
peat. There are also some mineral water springs and wells.
These are population figures according to the census of
2002:
*Total population: 1,367,398
*Males: 617,889
*Females: 749,509
*Urban population: 1,106,805
*Rural population: 260,593
There are 11 towns, 13
townlets, 6,024 villages.
Life expectancy: average — 63 years, males — 57 years, females — 71 years.
98% of residents are citizens of
Russia.
*Total volume of output for 12 months of the year 1997: 15,933.1 billion
rubles1)*Total balance profit of enterprises for 12 months of the year 1997: 1,227.4 billion roubles
2)*Total tax collection for 12 month of the year 1997: 4,781.8 billion rubles (including Federal budget accruals in the amount of 1,999.3 billion roubles)
*Unemployment level: 2.4% of total workforce
1) large and medium-sized enterprises.
2) including industry, agriculture, construction, transport.
Districts
Yaroslavl Oblast consists of the following districts (
raions):
*
Bolsheselsky ()
*
Borisoglebsky ()
*
Breytovsky ()
*
Danilovsky ()
*
Gavrilov-Yamsky ()
*
Lyubimsky ()
*
Myshkinsky ()
*
Nekouzsky ()
*
Nekrasovsky ()
*
Pereslavsky ()
*
Pervomaysky ()
*
Poshekhonsky ()
*
Rostovsky ()
*
Rybinsky ()
*
Tutayevsky ()
*
Uglichsky ()
*
Yaroslavsky ()
Major settlements
*
Danilov*
Gavrilov-Yam*
Lyubim*
Myshkin*
Pereslavl-Zalessky*
Petrovskoye*
Poshekhonye*
Rostov*
Rybinsk*
Tutayev (former Romanov-Borisoglebsk)
*
Uglich*
YaroslavlThe oldest town is
Rostov.
The town of
Mologa (known since the
13th century) has been engulfed by the Rybinsk artificial lake in
1940s.
Other settlements
*
Berendeyevo*
Bolshoye Selo*
Borisoglebsky*
Borok*
Breytovo*
Burmakino*
Greshnevo*
Itlar*
Karabikha*
Krasnye Tkachi*
Krasny Profintern*
Kubrinsk*
Kurba*
Nekouz*
Nekrasovskoye*
Pesochnoye*
Prechistoye*
Semibratovo*
Tolbukhino*
Tunoshna*
Varegovo*
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