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Kostroma Governorate

Coordinates: 57°46′00″N 40°56′00″E / 57.7667°N 40.9333°E / 57.7667; 40.9333
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Kostroma Governorate
Костромская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1929
Coat of arms of Kostroma
Coat of arms

Kostroma Governorate within the Russian Empire
CapitalKostroma
History 
• Established
1796
• Disestablished
1929
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kostroma Viceroyalty
Kostroma Okrug

Kostroma Governorate (Russian: Костромская губерния, romanizedKostromskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its administrative center was in the city of Kostroma.

Administrative division

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Kostroma Governorate consisted of 12 uyezds (their administrative centres in brackets):

History

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References

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  • William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Kostroma", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library

57°46′00″N 40°56′00″E / 57.7667°N 40.9333°E / 57.7667; 40.9333