Vyatka Governorate (russian: Вятская губерния, udm, Ватка губерний, mhr, Виче губерний, tt-Cyrl, Вәтке губернасы) 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. ...
and
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, 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
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
Na ...
and
Udmurt Republic
Udmurtia (russian: Удму́ртия, r=Udmúrtiya, p=ʊˈdmurtʲɪjə; udm, Удмуртия, ''Udmurtija''), or the Udmurt Republic (russian: Удмуртская Республика, udm, Удмурт Республика, Удмурт ...
.
It was formed on territory of the historical lands of
Vyatka ( la, Veticiae).
Geography
Vyatka Governorate was bordered with
Vologda Governorate
Vologda Governorate (russian: link=no, Вологодская губерния, ''Vologodskaya guberniya'', ''Government of Vologda'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed fr ...
(to the north),
Perm Governorate
Perm Governorate (russian: link=no, Пермская губерния) was an administrative unit of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1781 to 1923. It was also known as the ''government of Perm''. It was located on both slopes of t ...
(to the east),
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
and
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering a ...
governorates (to the south), and
Kostroma Governorate
Kostroma Governorate (russian: link=no, Костромская губерния, ''Kostromskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its adminis ...
(to the west). Its area was approximately .
Administrative divisions
The governorate was divided into 11 uyezds:
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Vyatsky Uyezd
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Glazovsky Uyezd
Glazovsky Uyezd (''Глазовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Glazov.
Demographics
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Yelabuzhsky Uyezd
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Kotelnichsky Uyezd Kotelnichsky Uyezd (''Котельничский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kotelnich.
Demographics
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Malmyzhsky Uyezd
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Nolinsky Uyezd Nolinsky Uyezd (''Нолинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Nolinsk.
Demographics
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Orlovsky Uyezd
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Sarapulsky Uyezd Sarapulsky Uyezd (''Сарапульский уезд'') 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.
Demographics
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Slobodskoy Uyezd Slobodskoy Uyezd (''Слободской уезд'') 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.
Demographics
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Urzhumsky Uyezd Urzhumsky Uyezd (''Уржумский уезд'') 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.
Demographics
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Yaransky Uyezd Yaransky Uyezd (''Яранский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Vyatka Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Yaransk.
Demographics
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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
The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks.
Etymology
The n ...
– 12.5%;
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 ...
– 4.8%, and
Tatar people
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different – 4.1%. According to 1958 data, the population was 2,123,904; according 1910 data it was 3,747,000.
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References
External links
Detailed map of Vyatka Governorate by A. A. Ilin, 1876
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