Vyatka Governorate

Vyatka Governorate
Вятская губерния
Governorate of Russian Empire (1796–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1917–1929)
1796–1929
Coat of arms of Kirov
Coat of arms
Vyatka in Russian Empire (1914).svg
Location within the Russian Empire
CapitalVyatka
Area 
• (1897)
169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi)
Population 
• (1897)
3030831
History
History 
• Established
1796
• Disestablished
1929
Political subdivisionsuezds: 11
Preceded by Succeeded by
Vyatka Viceroyalty
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Vyatka Governorate (Russian: Вятская губерния, Udmurt: Ватка губерний, Meadow Mari: Виче губерний, Tatar: Вәтке губернасы) 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.

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

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:

  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 composed 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.


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