UGLITSCH, a circle of the Russian government of Jaroslavl. It extends in north latitude from 57° 17' to 58° 11', and in east longitude from 38° 17' to 39° 8'. It comprehends one city and 374 towns and villages, with 68,840 inhabitants. The land is of moderate fertility, watered by the Wolga, the Jugol, and the Ulcma; and it yields tolerable crops of corn, while the meadows afford good pasture for horned cattle. The capital is the city of the same name, situate on the river Wolga. It contains twenty-five churches, 1100 houses, in narrow and crooked streets, and 7300 inhabitants, who are chiefly occupied in the manufacture of coarse paper, linen and woollen fabrics, soap, and leather. It is 445 miles from St Petersburg. Long. 38. 19. E. Lat. 57. 27. N.
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