Kostroma Governorate (russian: link=no, Костромская губерния, ''Kostromskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...

and the

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its administrative center was in the city of

Kostroma Kostroma ( rus, Кострома́, p=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. Popul ...

Administrative division

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

Buysky Uyezd Buysky Uyezd (''Буйский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Buy. Demographics At the time of ...

(

Buy Buy may refer to a trade, i.e., an exchange of goods and services via bartering or a monetary purchase. The term may also refer to: Places * Buy (inhabited locality), any of several inhabited localities in Russia * Burlington-Alamance Regional A ...

) *

Varnavinsky Uyezd Varnavinsky Uyezd (''Варнавинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Varnavino. Demog ...

( Varnavino) *

Vetluzhsky Uyezd Vetluzhsky Uyezd (''Ветлужский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vetluga. Demographics A ...

( Vetluga) * Galichsky Uyezd ( Galich) * Kineshemsky Uyezd ( Kineshma) * Kologrivsky Uyezd ( Kologriv) *

Kostromskoy Uyezd Kostromskoy Uyezd (''Костромской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kostroma. Demographics At ...

(

) * Makaryevsky Uyezd ( Makaryev) *

Nerekhtsky Uyezd Nerekhtsky Uyezd (''Нерехтский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Nerekhta. Demographi ...

( Nerekhta) *

Soligalichsky Uyezd Soligalichsky Uyezd (''Солигаличский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Soligalich. De ...

( Soligalich) *

Chukhlomskoy Uyezd Chukhlomskoy Uyezd (''Чухломской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kostroma Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Chukhloma. Demographics ...

( Chukhloma) * Yuryevetsky Uyezd (

Yuryevets Yuryevets (russian: Юрьевец) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities Urban localities * Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast, a town in Yuryevetsky District of Ivanovo Oblast Rural localities * Yuryevets, Dzerzhinsk, ...

)

History

References

* Governorates of the Russian Empire Governorates of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic States and territories established in 1796 States and territories disestablished in 1929 1796 establishments in the Russian Empire {{russia-stub