Kostroma
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Kostroma (Russian: Кострома́, IPA: [kəstrɐˈma]) is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian cities, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma. In the 2021 census, the population is 267,481.
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Kostroma
Кострома | |
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Coordinates: 57°46′05″N 40°55′37″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
Founded | 1152[2] |
Government | |
• Head | Yuri Zhurin[3] |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 268,742 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 277,280 (+3.2%) |
• Rank | 69th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kostroma[1] |
• Capital of | Kostroma Oblast,[1] Kostromskoy District[1] |
• Urban okrug | Kostroma Urban Okrug[6] |
• Capital of | Kostroma Urban Okrug,[6] Kostromskoy Municipal District[6] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | 156XXX |
Dialing code(s) | +7 4942 |
OKTMO ID | 34701000001 |
Website | grad |
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