Samara Governorate
Samara Governorate (Russian: Самарская губерния) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1851 to 1928; its seat was in the city of Samara.[1]
| Samara Governorate Самарская губерния | |
|---|---|
| Governorate of the Russian Empire | |
| 1851–1928 | |
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 Map of Samara Governorate, 1890s. | |
| Capital | Samara |
| Population | |
• 1897 | 2,751,336 |
| History | |
• Established | 1851 |
• Disestablished | 14 May 1928 |
Administrative divisions
The governorate was divided into seven uyezds (counties). These were:[1]
- Bugulminsky Uyezd
- Buguruslansky Uyezd
- Buzuluksky Uyezd
- Nikolayevsky Uyezd
- Novouzensky Uyezd
- Samarsky Uyezd
- Stavropolsky Uyezd
Map of the administrative divisions of the governorate, to 1918
References
- "Самарская губерния" [Samara Governorate]. Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). St. Petersburg. 1900.
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