Kostroma

Kostroma
Кострома
Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma (1825-1828)
Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma (1825-1828)
Flag of Kostroma
Coat of arms of Kostroma
Location of Kostroma
Map
Kostroma is located in Russia
Kostroma
Kostroma
Location of Kostroma
Kostroma is located in Kostroma Oblast
Kostroma
Kostroma
Kostroma (Kostroma Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°46′05″N 40°55′37″E / 57.76806°N 40.92694°E / 57.76806; 40.92694
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKostroma Oblast[1]
Founded1152[2]
Government
 • HeadYuri Zhurin[3]
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 • Total
268,742
 • Rank69th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Kostroma[1]
 • Capital ofKostroma Oblast,[1] Kostromskoy District[1]
 • Urban okrugKostroma Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofKostroma Urban Okrug,[5] Kostromskoy Municipal District[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
156XXX
Dialing code(s)+7 4942
OKTMO ID34701000001
Websitegrad.kostroma.gov.ru

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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  3. ^ Official website of Kostroma. Viktor Valentinovich Yemets, Head of the Kostroma City Administration
  4. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)