Kostromskoy District (russian: Костромско́й райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #112-4-ZKO] and municipal
[Law #237-ZKO] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
), one of the
twenty-four in
Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma Oblast (russian: Костромска́я о́бласть, ''Kostromskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma and its population as of the 2021 Census is 580,97 ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
. It is located in the southwest of the
oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom ...
. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
is the
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ...
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 ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 43,904 (
2002 Census);
Geography
Kostromskoy District is located on the western edge of Kostroma Oblast, on the border with
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, T ...
. The
Volga River
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchm ...
runs from west to east through the southern section of the district, and the
Kostroma River enters from the north through the
Gorky Reservoir. 44% of the district is in agricultural production, 32% is forested, and about 10% is a dense network of lakes, swamps, and rivers. Kostromskoy District surrounds the regional 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 ...
, and is 270 km northeast of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. The area measures 80 km (north-south), and 40 km (west-east); total area is 2,032 km2 (about 3% of Kostroma Oblast). The administrative center is the town of Kostroma.
The district is bordered on the north by
Buysky District
Buysky District (russian: Бу́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #112-4-ZKO and municipalLaw #237-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the di ...
, on the east by
Susaninsky District
Susaninsky District (russian: Суса́нинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #112-4-ZKO and municipalLaw #237-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The are ...
,
Sudislavsky
Sudislavsky District (russian: Судисла́вский район) is an administrativeLaw #112-4-ZKO and municipalLaw #237-ZKO district ( raion), one of the twenty-four in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblas ...
, and
Krasnoselsky District; and on the south by
Nerekhtsky District.
History
Kostromskoy District was formally created in 1928 out of Kostroma Uyezd. In 1929 it became part of Ivanovo Industrial Oblast. In 1932 it was liquidated and attached to the City of Kostroma, then reconstituted in 1935. It became part of Yaroslavl Oblast in 1936, before finally becoming part of Kostroma Oblast in 1944.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Kostromskoy District is one of the
twenty-four in the oblast.
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 ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kostromskoy Municipal District.
The city of oblast significance of Kostroma is incorporated separately from the district as Kostroma Urban Okrug.
References
Notes
Sources
*
*
*
*
*
*
{{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013
Districts of Kostroma Oblast
__NOTOC__