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.

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

Administrative division

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

History

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References

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  • 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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