Vyatka Governorate
Vyatka Governorate (Russian: Вятская губерния) was a governorate of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, with its capital in city Vyatka (now known as Kirov), from 1796 to 1929. In the governorate’s area were situated most parts of modern Kirov Oblast and Udmurt Republic.
| Vyatka Governorate Вятская губерния | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Russian Empire, Soviet Russia | |||||||||
| 1796–1929 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Vyatka | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• (1897) | 169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• (1897) | 3030831 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1796 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1929 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | uezds: 11 | ||||||||
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It was formed on territory of the historical lands of Vyatka (Latin: Veticiae[1]).
Geography
Vyatka Governorate was bordered with 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 (65,494 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
The governorate was divided into 11 uyezds:
Population
According to the 1897 census, the population of the Vyatka Governorate was 3,030,831. Russian people composed 77.4% of the population; Udmurt people – 12.5%; Mari people – 4.8%, and Tatar people – 4.1%.[2] According to 1958 data, the population was 2,123,904; according 1910 data it was 3,747,000.[3]
References
- Introduction into the Latin epigraphy (Введение в латинскую эпиграфику).
- Демоскоп Weekly — Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
- 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.