Vyatka Governorate Вятская губерния | |||||||||
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Governorate of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Russian Republic and RSFSR (1917–1929) | |||||||||
1796–1929 | |||||||||
Location within the Russian Empire | |||||||||
Capital | Vyatka | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi) | |||||||||
Population | |||||||||
3,030,831 | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1796 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1929 | ||||||||
Political subdivisions | uezds: 11 | ||||||||
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Vyatka Governorate [lower-alpha 1] 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 (Latin : Veticiae). [3]
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).
The governorate was divided into 11 uyezds:
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%. [4] According to 1958 data, the population was 2,123,904; according 1910 data it was 3,747,000. [5]
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Yelabuzhsky Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Yelabuga.
Malmyzhsky Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Malmyzh.
Sarapulsky Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sarapul.
Slobodskoy Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Slobodskoy.
Urzhumsky Uyezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Urzhum.
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