| Saint Petersburg Governorate | |
| Native Name: | Russian: Санкт-Петербургская губерния |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Settlement Type: | Governorate |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russian Empire |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1708 |
| Extinct Title: | Abolished |
| Extinct Date: | 1927 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Area Total Km2: | 44,613 |
| Population As Of: | 1897 |
| Population Total: | 2,112,033 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 67.32% |
| Population Rural: | 32.68% |
| Total Type: | Total |
The Saint Petersburg Governorate was a province (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Saint Petersburg. The governorate was composed of 44613km2 of area and 2,112,033 inhabitants. It was bordered by Estonian and Livonian Governorates to the west, Pskov Governorate to the south, Novgorod Governorate to the east, Olonets Governorate to the northeast, and Vyborg Governorate of the Grand Duchy of Finland to the north. The governorate covered most of the areas of modern Leningrad Oblast and Ida-Viru, Jõgeva, Tartu, Põlva, and Võru counties of Estonia.
Ingermanland Governorate (Russian: Ингерманла́ндская губе́рния, Ingermanlandskaya guberniya) was created from the territories reconquered from the Swedish Empire in the Great Northern War.[1] In 1704 prince Alexander Menshikov was appointed as its first governor, and in 1706 it was first Russian region designated as a Governorate.[2] According to the Tsar Peter the Great's edict as on, 1708,[3] the whole Russia was split into eight Governorates. In the same year Ingermanland Governorate was further expanded to encompass the regions of Pskov, Novgorod and other towns of Western Russia.[4] [5] As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Ingermanland Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities.[6]
By another edict on June 3, 1710, the governorate was renamed St. Petersburg Governorate after the newly founded city of Saint Petersburg, and in 1721 the former Swedish Duchy of Ingria, and parts of the County of Kexholm and the County of Viborg and Nyslott were formally ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad. After the Treaty of Åbo in 1743, the parts of Kexholm and Viborg were joined with new territorial gains from Sweden into the Governorate of Vyborg (Russian: Выборгская губерния).
From August 18, 1914 to January 26, 1924 it was named Petrograd Governorate, and during 1924–1927 — Leningrad Governorate. It was abolished on August 1, 1927 when modern Leningrad Oblast was created.
| 1. | St. Petersburg | 12. | Narva | 23. | Staraya Rusa |
| 2. | Beloozero | 13. | Olonets | 24. | Toropets |
| 3. | Bezhetskoy Verkh | 14. | Opochek | 25. | Torzhok |
| 4. | Derptskoy uyezd | 15. | Ostrov | 26. | Tver |
| 5. | Gdov | 16. | Porkhov | 27. | Uglich |
| 6. | Izborsk | 17. | Poshekhonye | 28. | Ustyuzhna Zheleznopolskaya |
| 7. | Kargopol | 18. | Pskov | 29. | Veliky Novgorod |
| 8. | Kashin | 19. | Romanov | 30. | Yamburg |
| 9. | Koporye | 20. | Rzheva pustaya (Zavolochye) | 31. | Yaroslavl |
| 10. | Ladoga | 21. | Rzheva Volodimirova | ||
| 11. | Luki Velikiye | 22. | Shlisselburg |
The governorate was composed of eight counties (uezds) as of January 1, 1914. Follows the table:
| County Town | Arms of County Town | Area | Population (1897 census) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian Cyrillic | ||||||
| Гдовский | 8810disp=brNaNdisp=br | 145,573 | ||||
| Лужский | 10192.7disp=brNaNdisp=br | 133,466 | ||||
| Новоладожский | 8707.4disp=brNaNdisp=br | 87,841 | ||||
| Петергофский | 2742.5disp=brNaNdisp=br | 140,547 | ||||
| Санкт-Петербургский | 1973.8disp=brNaNdisp=br | 1,317,885 | ||||
| Царскосельский | 4303.9disp=brNaNdisp=br | 149,845 | ||||
| Шлиссельбургский | 3870.7disp=brNaNdisp=br | 54,904 | ||||
| Ямбургский | 4014.4disp=brNaNdisp=br | 81,972 | ||||
| City | Population | Part of | Arms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,824 | Tsarskoselsky Uyezd | |||
| 59,525 | Petergofsky Uyezd | |||
| 16,599 | Yamburgsky Uyezd | |||
| 5,458 | Petergofsky Uyezd | |||
| 5,113 | Tsarskoselsky Uyezd |
| City | Population | Part of | Arms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rozhdestveno | 980 | Tsarskoselsky Uyezd | |
| Sofia | 1,190 |
Served as chair of the Assembly of Nobility