Yaroslavl Oblast
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Yaroslavl Oblast Ярославская область (Russian) |
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| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Central | ||
| Economic region | Central | ||
| Established | March 11, 1936 | ||
| Administrative center | Yaroslavl | ||
| Government (as of March 2011) | |||
| • Governor | Sergey Vakhrukov | ||
| • Legislature | Oblast Duma | ||
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| Area (as of the 2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 36,400 km2 (14,100 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 60th | ||
| Population (2010 Census) | |||
| • Total | 1,272,468 | ||
| • Rank | 39th | ||
| • Density | 34.96/km2 (90.5/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 82.2% | ||
| • Rural | 17.8% | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+03:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-YAR | ||
| License plates | 76 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
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Yaroslavl Oblast (Russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, Yaroslavskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additionally, the administrative center of the oblast—the city of Yaroslavl—is an intersection of major highways, railroads, and waterways. Population: 1,272,468 (2010 Census).
The climate of Yaroslavl Oblast is temperate continental, with long, cold and snowy winters, and a short but quite warm summer. Average January temperature is about −12 °C (10 °F), while average July's is +18 °C (64 °F). Formerly almost all territory was covered with thick conifer forest (fir, pine), but now a large portion of it has been replaced with birch-and-aspen secondary forests and crop fields. Swamps also take considerable areas.
Large animals have been much reduced in numbers, but there are still some bears, wolves, foxes, moose, and wild boars.
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