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, romanizedSimbirskaya 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).

  1. ^ a b "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." Retrieved 2009-11-21.

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