Samara Governorate


Samara Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1850 to 1928; its capital was in Samara.

Samara Governate under the Russian Empire

Administrative divisions

From its foundation until 1918 the governorate was divided into seven uyezds. These were:
No.UezdCounty townCoat of Arms
of the county town		Area,
Square miles		Population
1Bugulminsky Bugulma 10 803,1299 884
2BuguruslanskyBuguruslan 17 068,7405 994
3BuzulukskyBuzuluk 22 427,0492 952
4NikolayevskyNikolaevsk 28 196,9494 736
5NovouzenskyNovouzensk 34 585,9417 376
6SamarskySamara 13 155,4357 018
7StavropolskyStavropol 10 476,5283 376

Post-revolutionary period until abolition (1928)