Kostroma Governorate

1796–1929 unit of Russia
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, romanized: Kostromskaya 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.

Administrative division

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

History

References

  • William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Kostroma", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library
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³ Ostsee or Baltic general-governorship was abolished in 1876.

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