• Area

  more than 143 sq km

• Location

  Capital of Yaroslavl region, Eastern European part of Russian, on the upper Volga River.

• Geographic coordinates

  57 34 N, 39 52 E

• Population

  approx 605,000 (2005 est.)

• Foundation

  1010

• Climate

  The climate in Yaroslavl is moderately continental with relatively cold winters and warm summers. The mean temperature for January, the coldest month, is -10.8 0C and the mean temperature for July, the hottest month, is 18.2 0C.

• UTC/GMT Offset

  UTC/GMT + 3 hours

• Area code

  0852

• Major attractions

  Spassky Monastery, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, the Kremlin.