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Vyatka Governorate

1796–1929 unit of Russia

Summary

1796–1929 unit of Russia

FieldValue
native_nameВятская губерния
conventional_long_nameVyatka Governorate
common_nameKirov
subdivisionGovernorate
nationthe Russian Empire (1796–1917), Russian Republic and RSFSR (1917–1929)
year_start1796
year_end1929
p1Vyatka Viceroyalty
s1Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
flag_s1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1954–1991).svg
image_coatCoat of arms of Vyatka Governorate 1856.svg
image_map_captionMap of Viatka Governorate 1913
image_map2Vyatka in Russian Empire (1914).svg
image_map2_captionLocation within the Russian Empire
capitalVyatka
political_subdivuezds: 11
stat_pop13030831
stat_area1169629
stat_year1(1897)

Vyatka Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR from 1796 to 1929, with its capital in Vyatka (now Kirov). The area of the governorate roughly corresponds to modern-day Kirov Oblast and Udmurtia.

It was formed on territory of the historical lands of Vyatka ().

Geography

Vyatka Govern-orate bordered on Vologda Governorate (to the north), Perm Governorate (to the east), Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan governorates (to the south) and Kostroma Governorate (to the west). Its area was approximately 169,629 km2.

Administrative divisions

The governorate was divided into 11 uyezds:

  1. Vyatsky Uyezd
  2. Glazovsky Uyezd
  3. Yelabuzhsky Uyezd
  4. Kotelnichsky Uyezd
  5. Malmyzhsky Uyezd
  6. Nolinsky Uyezd
  7. Orlovsky Uyezd
  8. Sarapulsky Uyezd
  9. Slobodskoy Uyezd
  10. Urzhumsky Uyezd
  11. Yaransky Uyezd

Population

According to the 1897 census, the population of the Vyatka Governorate was 3,030,831. Russian people comprised 77.4% of the population; Udmurt people – 12.5%; Mari people – 4.8%, and Tatar people – 4.1%. According to 1958 data the population was 2,123,904; according 1910 data it was 3,747,000.

References

References

  1. "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г.".
  2. [http://padaread.com/?book=48746&pg=218 Introduction into the Latin epigraphy (Введение в латинскую эпиграфику)].
  3. [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=307 Демоскоп Weekly — Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей]
  4. Россия: Полное географическое описание нашего отечества: Настольная и дорожная книга. Том 5. Урал и Приуралье/ Под ред. В. П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского; Под общим руководством П. П. Семенова-Тян-Шанского и академика В. И. Ламанского.
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