Vyatka Governorate

Vyatka Governorate Вятская губерния
Governorate of Russian Empire, Soviet Russia
← 1796–1929 →
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Location of Vyatka Governorate Map of the governorate
Capital		Vyatka
History
•	Established	1796
•	Disestablished	1929
Area
•	(1897)	169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi)
Population
•	(1897)	3,030,831
	Density	17.9 /km2  (46.3 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions		uezds: 11

Vyatka Governorate (Russian: Вятская губерния) was a governorate of the Russian Empire and USSR, 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.

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. Vyatka 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.

External links

• Detailed map of Vyatka Governorate by A. A. Ilin, 1876