List of cities of the Russian Empire in 1897

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The following is a list of the largest cities (over 25,000 inhabitants) in the Russian Empire according to the 1897 Russian Imperial Census.

City Governorate [1] Population [1] Status (2015)
Astrakhan Astrakhan Governorate 112,880 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [2]
Belgorod Kursk Governorate 26,564 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Bendery Bessarabia Governorate 31,797Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Berdiansk Taurida Governorate [3] 26,496Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Berdichev (Berdychiv) Kiev Governorate 53,351Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) Bessarabia Governorate 28,258Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Blagoveshchensk Amur Oblast 32,834 Far Eastern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Bobruisk Minsk Governorate 34,336Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Brest-Litovsk Grodno Governorate [3] 46,568Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok) Grodno Governorate 66,032Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Kiev Governorate 29,600Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Chernigov (Chernihiv) Chernigov Governorate 27,716Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kronstadt Saint Petersburg Governorate 59,525 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Chestokhov (Częstochowa) Petrokov Governorate 45,045Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Dorpat (Tartu) Governorate of Livonia 42,308Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils) Vitebsk Governorate 69,675Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro) Yekaterinoslav Governorate 112,839Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi) Kherson Governorate 61,488Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Gomel Mogilev Governorate 36,775Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Grodno Grodno Governorate 46,919Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo) Vladimir Governorate 54,208 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kaluga Kaluga Governorate 49,513 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi) Podolia Governorate 35,934Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kazan Kazan Governorate 129,959 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kerch Taurida Governorate 33,347 Crimean Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia /
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kharkov (Kharkiv) Kharkov Governorate 173,989Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kherson Kherson Governorate 59,076Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kiev (Kyiv) Kiev Governorate 247,723Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău) Bessarabia 108,483Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Kostroma Kostroma Governorate 41,336 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kovno (Kaunas) Kovno Governorate 70,920Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk) Tambov Governorate 40,297 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Krementchug (Kremenchuk) Poltava Governorate 63,007Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Kursk Kursk Governorate 75,721 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Libau (Liepāja) Courland Governorate 64,489Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Lodz (Łódź) Petrokov Governorate 314,020Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Lomzha (Łomża) Łomża Governorate 26,093Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Lublin Lublin Governorate 50,385Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Mariupol Yekaterinoslav Governorate 31,116Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Minsk Minsk Governorate 90,912Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava) Courland Governorate 35,131Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Moghilev on Dnieper Mogilev Governorate 43,119Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Morshansk Tambov Governorate 26,458 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Moscow Moscow Governorate 1,038,591 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Nakhichevan-on-Don Don Host Oblast 28,427 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Nizhny-Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Governorate 90,053 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [4]
Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) Kherson Governorate 92,012Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Veliky Novgorod Novgorod Governorate 25,736 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Novotcherkask Don Host Oblast 51,963 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Nezhin (Nizhyn) Chernigov Governorate 32,113Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Nukha (Shaki) Elizavetpol Governorate 24,734Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Odessa (Odesa) Kherson Governorate [3] 403,815Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Oryol Oryol Governorate 69,735 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Orenburg Orenburg Governorate 72,425 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Pabianice Petrokov Governorate 26,765Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Penza Penza Governorate 59,981 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Perm Perm Governorate 45,205 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Pinsk Minsk Governorate 28,368Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Petrokov (Piotrków) Petrokov Governorate 31,182Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Plotsk (Płock) Plotsk Governorate 26,966Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Poltava Poltava Governorate 53,703Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Pskov Pskov Governorate 30,478 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [5]
Radom Radom Governorate [3] 29,896Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Reval (Tallinn) Estonia Governorate [3] 64,572Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
Riga Governorate of Livonia [3] 282,230Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
Rostov on Don Don Host Oblast [3] 119,476 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Ryazan Ryazan Governorate 46,122 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Rybinsk Yaroslavl Governorate 25,290 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Governorate 1,264,920 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [5]
Samara Samara Governorate 89,999 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Saratov Saratov Governorate 137,147 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Serpukhov Moscow Governorate 30,571 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Sebastopol Taurida Governorate [3] 53,595 Crimean Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia /
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine [6]
Siedlce Siedlce Governorate [3] 26,234Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Simbirsk Simbirsk Governorate 41,684 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Simferopol Taurida Governorate [3] 49,078 Crimean Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia /
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Smolensk Smolensk Governorate 46,699 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Sumy Kharkov Governorate 27,564Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Syzran Simbirsk Governorate 32,383 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Taganrog Don Host Oblast 51,437 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tambov Tambov Governorate 48,015 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tiraspol Kherson Governorate 31,616Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) Saratov Governorate [3] 55,186 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tula Tula Governorate 114,733 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tver Tver Governorate 53,544 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Ufa Ufa Governorate 49,275 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Uman Kiev Governorate 31,016Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius) Vilna Governorate 154,532Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Vinnytsia Podolia Governorate 30,563Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Vitebsk Vitebsk Governorate 65,871Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
Vladimir Vladimir Oblast 28,479 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Vologda Vologda Governorate 27,705 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Volsk Saratov Governorate 27,058 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Voronezh Voronezh Governorate 80,599 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Vyatka (Kirov) Vyatka Governorate 25,008 Volga Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [4]
Varshava (Warsaw, or Warszawa) Warsaw Governorate 683,692Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Governorate 71,616 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Yeisk Kuban Oblast 35,446 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Yelets Oryol Governorate 46,956 Central Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Zhitomir (Zhytomyr) Volhynian Governorate 65,895Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Alexandropol (Gyumri) Erivan Governorate 30,616Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
Andijan Fergana Oblast 47,627Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Baku Baku Governorate 112,253Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Barnaul Tomsk Governorate 29,408 Siberian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Batum (Batumi) Kutais Governorate 28,508Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Ekaterinburg Perm Governorate 43,239 Ural Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Yekaterinodar (Krasnodar) Kuban Oblast 65,697 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Yelisavetpol (Ganja) Elizavetpol Governorate 33,625Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Erivan (Yerevan) Erivan Governorate 29,006Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
Irkutsk Irkutsk Governorate 51,484 Siberian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kars Kars Oblast 20,891Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand) Samarkand Oblast 30,076Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
Kokand Fergana Oblast 81,354Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Krasnoyarsk Yeniseysk Governorate 26,600 Siberian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Kutais Kutais Governorate 32,492Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Maikop Kuban Oblast 34,327 Southern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Namangan Fergana Oblast 61,906Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Old Marghelan Fergana Oblast 36,490Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Omsk Akmolinsk Oblast 37,470 Siberian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Osh Fergana Oblast 34,157Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan
Samarkand Samarkand Oblast [3] 54,900Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Semipalatinsk Semipalatinsk Oblast 26,353Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Shusha Erivan Governorate 25,881Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
Stavropol Stavropol Governorate 41,621 North Caucasian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tashkent Syr-Darya Oblast 156,506Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi) Tiflis Governorate 159,862Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
Tobolsk Tobolsk Governorate 20,427 Ural Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tomsk Tomsk Governorate 52,430 Siberian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tyumen Tobolsk Governorate 29,588 Ural Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Uralsk Ural Oblast 36,466Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Vladikavkaz Terek Oblast 43,740 North Caucasian Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Vladivostok Primorskaya Oblast 28,896 Far Eastern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Verny Semirechye Oblast 22,982Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
Abo (Turku) Abo-Byorneborg Governorate 32,184Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Helsingfors (Helsinki) Nyuland Governorate 66,734Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Tammerfors (Tampere) Tavastgus Governorate 22,169Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Vyborg Vyborg Governorate 21,290 Northwestern Federal District, Flag of Russia.svg Russia [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897. Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia", Demoscope Weekly  [ ru ], ISSN   1726-2887, archived from the original on 2014-10-06
  2. ↑ Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. ISBN   978-1-85743-646-4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t56d5rp04 – via Hathi Trust
  4. 1 2 "Volga Federal District" (in Russian). Nizhny Novgorod: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Volga Federal District. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "Северо-Западный федеральный округ" [Northwestern Federal District] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Northwestern Federal District. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "U.N. Will Treat Crimea as Part of Ukraine, Not Russia: U.S.", New York Times, Reuters, 2 April 2014

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