Irkutsk Governorate Explained

Conventional Long Name:Irkutsk Governorate
Common Name:Irkutsk
Subdivision:Governorate
Nation:Russian Empire (1764–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1917–1926)
Capital:Irkutsk
Year Start:1764
Year End:1926
Image Map Caption:Irkutsk Governorate within the Russian Empire
P1:Siberia Governorate
S1:Siberian Krai
Stat Year2:1897[1]
Stat Area1:743,480
Stat Pop2:514,267
Political Subdiv:Yakutsk Oblast

Irkutsk Governorate (Russian: Иркутская губерния|Irkutskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, located in Siberia. It existed from 1764 to 1926; its seat was in the city of Irkutsk.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. . The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897 . Demoscope Weekly . ru.