Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Ярославская область (Russian) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 57°52′N 39°12′E / 57.867°N 39.200°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Central |
| Economic region | Central |
| Established | 11 March 1936 |
| Administrative center | Yaroslavl |
| Government | |
| • Body | Oblast Duma |
| • Governor | Mikhail Yevrayev |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,177 km2 (13,968 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 60th |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,209,811 |
• Estimate (2018) | 1,265,684 |
| • Rank | 37th |
| • Density | 33.441/km2 (86.613/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 81.1% |
| • Rural | 18.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-YAR |
| License plates | 76 |
| OKTMO ID | 78000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.adm.yar.ru |
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts.
This geographic location gives the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Additionally, the city of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast, is served by major highways, railroads, and waterways. The population of the oblast was 1,272,468 as of the 2010 Census.