Simbirsk Governorate

Simbirsk Governorate
Симбирская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Russian Republic and RSFSR (1917–1928)
1796–1928
Coat of arms of Simbirsk
Coat of arms

Location within the Russian Empire
CapitalSimbirsk (1924 as Ulyanovsk)
Area 
• 
49,495 km2 (19,110 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897
1,527,848[1]
History 
• Established
1796
• Disestablished
1928
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Simbirsk Viceroyalty
Ulyanovsk Okrug
Historical population
YearPop.±%
18971,527,848—    
1905 1,750,600+14.6%
1910 1,549,008−11.5%
1920 1,622,702+4.8%
1926 1,384,220−14.7%
Source: [1]

Simbirsk Governorate (Russian: Симбирская губерния, romanized: Simbirskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its administrative center was in the city of Simbirsk, renamed Ulyanovsk in 1924 (likewise, Simbirsk Governorate was named Ulyanovsk Governorate).

History

Ulyanovsk Governorate (1924–1928)

By a decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the uyezd, and the governorate itself.[2][3]

In 1925, the Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate: Ardatovsk, Karsunsk, Syzransk, and Ulyanovsk.

On January 6, 1926, by the decision of the Samara Governorate Executive Committee, the Melekessky uyezd was transferred to the Ulyanovsk governorate.

On May 14, 1928, during the economic zoning of the USSR, the governorate was abolished, and its territory became part of the Ulyanovsk Okrug, the Mordovsk Okrug, and the Syzran Okrug of the Middle Volga Oblast.[4]

Subdivisions

Demographics

In 1897 there was 1,527,848 people.

Ethnic groups

(1897)[5]
Uyezd Russian Mordvin Chuvash Tatar
Alatyrsky 73,0 % 26,7 %
Ardatovsk 59,6 % 39,4 %
Buinsky 17,3 % 3,8 % 44,3 % 34,6 %
Karsunsky 85,3 % 8,3 % 2,3 % 3,9 %
Kurmyshsky 52,5 % 6,4 % 25,9 % 15,0 %
Sengileyevsky 78,9 % 10,7 % 4,6 % 4,5 %
Simbirsky 77,1 % 4,9 % 7,4 % 9,8 %
Syzransky 88,7 % 4,1 % 3,4 % 3,1 %
Total 68,0 % 12,4 % 10,5 % 8,8 %

Religion

(1898)
Orthodox Christianity Islam Schism Baptist Tatars Catholic Christianity Protestant Christianity Judaism Paganism
1 407 317 144 440 31 384 4 031 1 831 1 283 472 441

References

  1. ^ a b "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. ^ Декрет ЦИК СССР от 9 мая 1924 года «О переименовании города Симбирска в город Ульяновск и Симбирской губернии в губернию Ульяновскую»
  3. ^ Н. П. ИнфоРост. "ГПИБ | Список населенных мест Ульяновской губ. - Ульяновск, 1924". elib.shpl.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. ^ Тархов С. А. «Первая советская реформа, укрупнение единиц административно-территориального деления в 1923—1929 гг.»
  5. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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