Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast
—  Federal Subject of Russia  —
Ярославская область
Flag Coat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast
Coordinates: 57°52′N 39°12′E
Country	Russia
Political status	Oblast
Federal District	Central
Economic Region	Central
Official language	Russian
Established	March 11, 1936
Administrative center	Yaroslavl
Government
• Type	Legislature
• Body	Oblast Duma
• Governor	Sergei Vakhrukov
Area
• Federal Subject of Russia	36,400 km2 (14,100 sq mi)
Area rank	60th
Population (2010)
• Federal Subject of Russia	1,272,500
• Rank	39st
• Urban	82.2%
• Rural	17.8%
ISO 3166 code	RU-YAR
Vehicle registration	76
Website	http://www.adm.yar.ru

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.

History

Yaroslavl Oblast was established on March 11, 1936.

Nature

The climate is moderate continental, with snowy winters and a short but rather hot summer. 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, elk and wild boar.

A great number of wild birds live and nest in the Oblast.

In cities, most common birds are pigeons, jackdaws, hooded crows, rooks, house sparrows, and great tits.

The Volga River flows through Yaroslavl Oblast, with two major dams constructed at Uglich and Rybinsk. The Rybinsk Reservoir, filled between 1941 and 1947, is one of the largest in Europe; its filling flooded the town of Mologa and several hundreds of villages, necessitating the relocation of some 150,000 in Yaroslavl, Vologda, and Kalinin (now Tver) Oblasts.

Mineral resources are limited to construction materials (such as sand, gravel, clay) and peat. There are also mineral water springs and wells.

Demographics

A mosque in Yaroslavl

These are population figures according to the Census of 2002:

• Total population: 1,367,398
• Males: 617,889
• Females: 749,509
• Urban population: 1,106,805
• Rural population: 260,593

Life expectancy:

• Average: 63 years
• Males: 57 years
• Females: 71 years

98% of residents are citizens of Russia.

Economy

• Total volume of output for 12 months of the year 1997: 15,933.1 billion rubles¹⁾
• Total balance profit of enterprises for 12 months of the year 1997: 1,227.4 billion roubles²⁾
• Total tax collection for 12 month of the year 1997: 4,781.8 billion rubles (including Federal budget accruals in the amount of 1,999.3 billion roubles)
• Unemployment level: 2.4% of total workforce

¹⁾ large and medium-sized enterprises.
²⁾ including industry, agriculture, construction, transport.

Administrative subdivisions of Yaroslavl Oblast

==Administrative divisions==

The oblast includes 17 rayons (districts) and 3 urban okrugs (circles).

Urban Okrugs (Circles)

№	Coat of Arms	Name of Urban okrug	Area (km²)	Population (2010).	Population Rank
I		Yaroslavl	205.37	591 500	1
II		Pereslavl-Zalessky	23.0	42 199	3
III		Rybinsk	101.0	206 746	2

Bolshoe Selo

Borisogleb

Breitovo

Gavrilov Yam

Danilov

Lyubim

Myshkin

Nekouz

Nekrasovskoye

Pervomaysk

Pereslavl

Poshekhone

Rostov

Rybinsk

Tutayev

Uglich

Yaroslavl

Rayons (Districts):

№	Coat of Arms	Name of rayon	Area (km²)	Area rank	Population '000 (2006)	Population rank	Аdministrative center	Population '000 (2006)
1		Bolshoe Selo Rayon	1353	14	9,423	16	Bolshoe Selo	3,818
2		Borisogleb Rayon	1750	12	13,283	13	Borisogleb	5,523
3		Breitovo Rayon	2160	7	7,705	17	Breitovo	3,722
4		Gavrilov-Yam Rayon	1120	16	27,650	6	Gavrilov-Yam	18,077
5		Danilov Rayon	2230	6	26,470	7	Danilov	15,781
6		Lyubim Rayon	1960	10	12,448	14	Lyubim	5,642
7		Myshkin Rayon	1111	17	10,803	15	Myshkin	5,770
8		Nekouz Rayon	1954	9	17,439	11	Novyi Nekouz	3,816
9		Nekrasovskoye Rayon	1380	15	22,350	8	Nekrasovskoye	6,104
10		Pervomaysk Rayon	2270	5	11,916		Prechistoye	4,868
11		Pereslavl Rayon	3130	3	20,355	10	Pereslavl-Zalessky
12		Poshekhone Rayon	4400	1	15,826	12	Poshekhone	6,250
13		Rostov Rayon	2073	8	67,832	1	Rostov	32,318
14		Rybinsk Rayon	3150	2	29,083	5	Rybinsk
15		Tutayev Rayon	1444	13	57,718	2	Tutayev	41,188
16		Uglich Rayon	2568	4	48,265	4	Uglich	34,528
17		Yaroslavl Rayon	1937	11	51,920	3	Yaroslavl

The oldest town is Rostov.

The town of Mologa (known since the 13th century) has been engulfed by the Rybinsk artificial lake in 1940s.

External links

• Media related to Yaroslavl Oblast at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Ярославская область at Wikimedia Commons