WARNAWIN, a circle of the Russian government of Kostroma, extending in north latitude from 56° 48' to 57° 33', and in east longitude from 43° 59' to 46° 12'. It is a poor and barren district, thinly inhabited, and scarcely yielding

enough sufficient for its scanty population, many of whom seek employment and subsistence in other provinces. It has but one town, its capital, of the same name, on the river Betula. It does not contain more than 750 inhabitants. It is 56 miles from St Petersburg. Long. 44. 45. E. Lat. 57. 20. N.