Moscow Governorate

Moscow Governorate
Московская губернія
Coat of arms of Moscow Governorate
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
Established1708
Abolished1929
CapitalMoscow
Area
 • Total33,272.84 km2 (12,846.72 sq mi)
Population
(1897)
 • Total2,430,581
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban46.67%
 • Rural53.33%
Moscow Governorate
Московская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1708–1929

Moscow Governorate within the Russian Empire
CapitalMoscow
Population 
• 1897
2,430,581
History
History 
• Established
1708
• Disestablished
1929
Preceded by Succeeded by
Moskovsky Uyezd
Moscow Oblast
Map of Moscow Governorate in 1873 with uyezds

The Moscow Governorate was a province (guberniya) of the Tsardom of Russia, and later the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered by the Tver Governorate to the north, the Vladimir Governorate to the northeast, the Ryazan Governorate to the southeast, the Tula Governorate to the south, the Kaluga Governorate to the southwest, and the Smolensk Governorate to the west. The Moskow Governorate consisted of an area of 33,272.84 square kilometres (12,846.72 sq mi) and a population of 2,430,581 in 1897. The administrative centre was in the cultural capital of Moscow. The province covered most of Moscow Oblast.

Administrative division

Moscow Governorate consisted of 13 uyezds (their administrative centres in brackets):

History

Moscow Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on December 29 [O.S. December 18], 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict. As with the rest of the governorates, initially, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Moscow Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities. Later, Moscow Governorate was subdivided into 13 uyezds.

Cities included into Moscow Governorate at the time of its establishment
# City # City # City
1. Moscow 14. Lyubim 27. Suzdal
2. Aleksin 15. Medyn 28. Tarussa
3. Borovsk 16. Mikhaylov 29. Tsarev Borisov
4. Dedilov 17. Mozhaysk 30. Tula
5. Dmitrov 18. Obolensk 31. Veneva
6. Gremyachey 19. Pecherniki 32. Vereya
7. Kaluga 20. Pereslavl Ryazanskoy 33. Volodimir
8. Klin 21. Pereslavl Zaleskoy 34. Volokolamsk
9. Kolomna 22. Pronsk 35. Yaroslavets Maly
10. Koshira 23. Rostov 36. Yepifan
11. Kostroma 24. Ruza 37. Yuryev Polskoy
12. Krapivna 25. Serpukhov 38. Zaraysk
13. Lukh 26. Shuya 39. Zvenigorod

The governorate underwent numerous changes in the following years, and was finally abolished on January 14, 1929 when modern Moscow Oblast was created.

Demography

Language

  • Population by mother tongue according to the Imperial census of 1897.

Religion

  • According to the Imperial census of 1897.

55°45′06″N 37°37′04″E / 55.7517°N 37.6178°E / 55.7517; 37.6178


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