Vyatka Governorate


Vyatka Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR from 1796 to 1929, with its capital in Vyatka. The area of the governorate roughly corresponds to modern-day Kirov Oblast and Udmurtia.
It was formed on territory of the historical lands of Vyatka.

Geography

Vyatka Govern-orate bordered on Vologda Governorate, Perm Governorate, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan governorates and Kostroma Governorate. Its area was approximately.

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 comprised 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.