Kostroma Governorate

Kostroma Governorate
Костромская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1929
Coat of arms of Kostroma
Coat of arms

Kostroma Governorate within the Russian Empire
CapitalKostroma
History 
• Established
1796
• Disestablished
1929
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kostroma Viceroyalty
Kostroma Okrug

Kostroma Governorate (Russian: Костромская губерния, romanizedKostromskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its administrative center was in the city of Kostroma.