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Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal region of Russia located in the western part of the country. It's an administrative division that, like other oblasts, represents one of the territorial units making up the Russian Federation.
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small coat of arms of Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by the Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts.
This geographic location gives the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Additionally, the city of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast, is served by major highways, railroads, and waterways. The population of the oblast was 1,272,468 as of the 2010 Census.