Vyatka Governorate

Vyatka Governorate^[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR from 1796 to 1929, with its capital in Vyatka (now Kirov). The area of the governorate roughly corresponds to modern-day Kirov Oblast and Udmurtia.

Vyatka Governorate Вятская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Russian Republic and RSFSR (1917–1929)
1796–1929
Coat of arms
Location within the Russian Empire
Capital	Vyatka
Area
• (1897)[1]	169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi)
Population
• (1897)[2]	3,030,831
History
• Established	1796
• Disestablished	1929
Political subdivisions	uezds: 11
Preceded by Succeeded by Vyatka Viceroyalty Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

It was formed on territory of the historical lands of Vyatka (Latin: Veticiae).^[3]

Geography

Vyatka Governorate was bordered with Vologda Governorate (to the north), Perm Governorate (to the east), Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan governorates (to the south), and Kostroma Governorate (to the west). Its area was approximately 169,629 km² (65,494 sq mi).

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 composed 77.4% of the population; Udmurt people – 12.5%; Mari people – 4.8%, and Tatar people – 4.1%.^[4] According to 1958 data, the population was 2,123,904; according 1910 data it was 3,747,000.^[5]