Yaroslavl Oblast - Basic facts

Yaroslavl Oblast was established on March 11, 1936. Oblast territory: 36,400 km² Population (2002): 1,368,000 Governor: Anatoly Ivanovich Lisitsyn Administrative center: Yaroslavl Distance from Yaroslavl to Moscow: 282 km Number of cities under the oblast's jurisdiction: 6 Number of cities under the districts jurisdiction: 5 Number of districts: 17 Urban population: over 80% Number of historical and architectural monuments: over 5,000 Number of tourists (1997): 272,500

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Yaroslavl Oblast - Districts. Yaroslavl Oblast consists of the following districts (raions): Bolsheselsky (Большесельский) Borisoglebsky (Борисоглебский) Breytovsky (Брейтовский) Danilovsky (Даниловский) Gavrilov-Yamsky (Гаврил� ...

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The climate is moderate continental, with snowy winters and a short but rather hot summer. Formely 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, wolfs, foxes, elks, and wild boars. A great number of wild birds live and nests in the Oblast. In cities, most common birds are pigeons, jackdaws, hooded c ...

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These are population figures according to the census of 2002: Total population: 1,368,000 Males: 618,000 Females: 750,000 Urban population: 1,107,000 Rural population: 261,000 There are 11 towns, 13 townlets, 6,024 villages. Life expectancy: average — 63 years, males — 57 years, females — 71 years. 98% of residents are citizens of Russia. ...

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