Ufa Governorate (russian: Уфи́мская губе́рния, ba, Өфө губернаһы, ''Öfö gubernahı'') was a governorate of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

with its capital in the city

Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital city, capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Ufa River, Ufa rivers, in the centre-n ...

. It was created in 1865 by separation from

Orenburg Governorate Orenburg Governorate (russian: Оренбургская губерния) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire with the center in the city of Orenburg, Ufa (1802-1865). The governorate was created in 1744 from ...

. On June 14, 1922 the governorate was transformed into the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. It occupied an area of 122,005 km² and the territory of the governorate was divided to 6

uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd; rus, уе́зд, p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( uk, повіт), or Kreis in Baltic-German context, was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Russian Empire, and the ea ...

Population

According to the 1865 data, the population of Ufa Governorate was 1,291,018. According to the 1897 Census it was 2,220,497; urban population was 48.9%.

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constituted 41% of total population; Russian people: 38%;

Tatar people The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

: 8.4%;

Mari people The Mari ( chm, мари; russian: марийцы, mariytsy) are a Finnic people, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in the ...

: 3.7%;

Chuvash people The Chuvash people ( , ; cv, чӑваш ; russian: чуваши ) are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of Oghurs, native to an area stretching from the Volga-Ural region to Siberia. Most of them live in Chuvashia and the surrounding areas, a ...

: 2.8%;

Mordvins The Mordvins (also Unified Mordvin people, Mordvinians, Mordovians; russian: мордва, Mordva, Mordvins (no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya)) is an obsolete but official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Mo ...

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Economy

Arable lands was about 35% of the governorate's total area. Industry was based on mining and metalworking; there were also food, clothing and timber industries.

Administrative division

Ufa Governorate consisted of the following uyezds (administrative centres in parentheses): * Belebeyevsky Uyezd (

Belebey Belebey (russian: Белебе́й; ba, Бәләбәй) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the bank of the Usen River, from Ufa. Population: History Belebey was established in 1715 and granted town status in 1781. ...

) *

Birsky Uyezd Birsky Uyezd (''Бирский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Birsk. Demographics At the time of the Russi ...

(

Birsk Birsk (russian: Бирск; ba, Бөрө, ''Börö''; tt-Cyrl, Бөре, ''Böre'') is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: Histor ...

) * Zlatoustovsky Uyezd (

Zlatoust Zlatoust ( rus, Златоуст, p=zlətɐˈust) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ay River (in the Kama basin), west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 (1939); 48,000 (1926); 21,000 (19 ...

) *

Menzelinsky Uyezd Menzelinsky Uyezd (''Мензелинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Menzelinsk. Demographics ...

(

Menzelinsk Menzelinsk (russian: Мензели́нск; tt-Cyrl, Минзәлә, ''Minzälä'') is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with th ...

) * Sterlitamaksky Uyezd ( Sterlitamak) * Ufimsky Uyezd (

)

Notable people

* Guinan Khairy was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright. * Shaikhzada Babich was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright. *

Potapy Emelianov Potapy Emelianov (c. 1889, Ufa Governorate, Russian Empire – 14 August 1936, Nadvoitsy, Segezhsky District, Karelian ASSR, USSR) was a monastic priest, or Hieromonk, from the Old Ritualist tradition within Russian Orthodoxy who entered the Rus ...

priest and confessor of the

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and, since 2003, a candidate for Roman Catholic Sainthood. *

Baryi Kalimullin Baryi Gibatovich Kalimullin (, ; April 10, 1907 – July 21, 1989) was a Soviet architect, educator, and social activist. He is credited with helping to build Ufa Aviation University and Bashkir State University. In 1935-51 Head of sector of ur ...

was a Russian architect, educator, and social activist.

References

Sources

* Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона: В 86 томах (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890–1907. {{coord, 54.7333, N, 55.9667, E, source:wikidata, display=title Governorates of the Russian Empire 1865 establishments in the Russian Empire History of Ufa