List of cities of the Russian Empire in 1897 explained

The following is a list of the largest cities (over 25,000 inhabitants) in the Russian Empire according to the 1897 Russian Imperial Census.

CityGovernoratePopulation[1] Status (2015)
AstrakhanAstrakhan Governorate112,880Southern Federal District, [2]
BelgorodKursk Governorate26,564Central Federal District,
BenderyBessarabia Governorate31,797
BerdianskTaurida Governorate26,496 Ukraine
Berdichev (Berdychiv)Kiev Governorate53,351 Ukraine
Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)Bessarabia Governorate28,258 Ukraine
BobruiskMinsk Governorate34,336 Belarus
Brest-LitovskGrodno Governorate46,568 Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok)Grodno Governorate66,032 Poland
Cherkassy (Cherkasy)Kiev Governorate29,600 Ukraine
Chernigov (Chernihiv)Chernigov Governorate27,716 Ukraine
KronstadtSaint Petersburg Governorate59,525Northwestern Federal District,
Chestokhov (Częstochowa)Petrokov Governorate45,045 Poland
Dorpat (Tartu)Governorate of Livonia42,308 Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils)Vitebsk Governorate69,675 Latvia
Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro)Yekaterinoslav Governorate112,839 Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi)Kherson Governorate61,488 Ukraine
GomelMogilev Governorate36,775 Belarus
GrodnoGrodno Governorate46,919 Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo)Vladimir Governorate54,208Central Federal District,
KalugaKaluga Governorate49,513Central Federal District,
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi)Podolia Governorate35,934 Ukraine
KazanKazan Governorate129,959Volga Federal District,
KerchTaurida Governorate33,347Crimean Federal District, /
Ukraine
Kharkov (Kharkiv)Kharkov Governorate173,989 Ukraine
KhersonKherson Governorate59,076 Ukraine
Kiev (Kyiv)Kiev Governorate247,723 Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău)Bessarabia108,483
KostromaKostroma Governorate41,336Central Federal District,
Kovno (Kaunas)Kovno Governorate70,920 Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk)Tambov Governorate40,297Central Federal District,
Krementchug (Kremenchuk)Poltava Governorate63,007 Ukraine
KurskKursk Governorate75,721Central Federal District,
Libau (Liepāja)Courland Governorate64,489 Latvia
Lodz (Łódź)Petrokov Governorate314,020 Poland
Lomzha (Łomża)Łomża Governorate26,093 Poland
LublinLublin Governorate50,385 Poland
MariupolYekaterinoslav Governorate31,116 Ukraine
MinskMinsk Governorate90,912 Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava)Courland Governorate35,131 Latvia
Moghilev on DnieperMogilev Governorate43,119 Belarus
MorshanskTambov Governorate26,458Central Federal District,
MoscowMoscow Governorate1,038,591Central Federal District,
Don Host Oblast28,427Southern Federal District,
Nizhny-NovgorodNizhny Novgorod Governorate90,053Volga Federal District, [3]
Nikolayev (Mykolaiv)Kherson Governorate92,012 Ukraine
Veliky NovgorodNovgorod Governorate25,736Northwestern Federal District,
NovotcherkaskDon Host Oblast51,963Southern Federal District,
Nezhin (Nizhyn)Chernigov Governorate32,113 Ukraine
Odessa (Odesa)Kherson Governorate403,815 Ukraine
OryolOryol Governorate69,735Central Federal District,
OrenburgOrenburg Governorate72,425Volga Federal District,
Petrokov Governorate26,765 Poland
PenzaPenza Governorate59,981Volga Federal District,
PermPerm Governorate45,205Volga Federal District,
PinskMinsk Governorate28,368 Belarus
Petrokov (Piotrków) Petrokov Governorate31,182 Poland
Plotsk (Płock) Plotsk Governorate26,966 Poland
PoltavaPoltava Governorate53,703 Ukraine
PskovPskov Governorate30,478Northwestern Federal District,
RadomRadom Governorate29,896 Poland
Reval (Tallinn)Estonia Governorate64,572 Estonia
RigaGovernorate of Livonia282,230 Latvia
Rostov on DonDon Host Oblast119,476Southern Federal District,
RyazanRyazan Governorate46,122Central Federal District,
RybinskYaroslavl Governorate25,290Central Federal District,
Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg Governorate1,264,920Northwestern Federal District, [4]
SamaraSamara Governorate89,999Volga Federal District,
SaratovSaratov Governorate137,147Volga Federal District,
SerpukhovMoscow Governorate30,571Central Federal District,
SebastopolTaurida Governorate53,595Crimean Federal District, /
Ukraine
SiedlceSiedlce Governorate26,234 Poland
SimbirskSimbirsk Governorate41,684Volga Federal District,
SimferopolTaurida Governorate49,078Crimean Federal District, /
Ukraine
SmolenskSmolensk Governorate46,699Central Federal District,
SumyKharkov Governorate27,564 Ukraine
SyzranSimbirsk Governorate32,383Volga Federal District,
TaganrogDon Host Oblast51,437Southern Federal District,
TambovTambov Governorate48,015Central Federal District,
TiraspolKherson Governorate31,616
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd)Saratov Governorate55,186Southern Federal District,
TulaTula Governorate114,733Central Federal District,
TverTver Governorate53,544Central Federal District,
UfaUfa Governorate49,275Volga Federal District,
UmanKiev Governorate31,016 Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius)Vilna Governorate154,532 Lithuania
VinnytsiaPodolia Governorate30,563 Ukraine
VitebskVitebsk Governorate65,871 Belarus
VladimirVladimir Oblast28,479Central Federal District,
VologdaVologda Governorate27,705Northwestern Federal District,
VolskSaratov Governorate27,058Volga Federal District,
VoronezhVoronezh Governorate80,599Central Federal District,
Vyatka (Kirov)Vyatka Governorate25,008Volga Federal District,
Varshava (Warsaw, or Warszawa)Warsaw Governorate683,692 Poland
YaroslavlYaroslavl Governorate71,616Central Federal District,
YeiskKuban Oblast35,446Southern Federal District,
YeletsOryol Governorate46,956Central Federal District,
Zhitomir (Zhytomyr)Volhynian Governorate65,895 Ukraine
Alexandropol (Gyumri)Erivan Governorate30,735 Armenia
AndijanFergana Oblast46,680 Uzbekistan
BakuBaku Governorate112,253 Azerbaijan
Tomsk Governorate29,408Siberian Federal District,
Batum (Batumi)Kutais Governorate26,417 Georgia
EkaterinburgPerm Governorate43,239Ural Federal District,
Yekaterinodar (Krasnodar)Kuban Oblast65,697Southern Federal District,
Yelisavetpol (Ganja)Elizavetpol Governorate33,022 Azerbaijan
Erivan (Yerevan)Erivan Governorate28,910 Armenia
IrkutskIrkutsk Governorate51,484Siberian Federal District,
KarsKars Oblast20,891 Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand)Samarkand Oblast30,076 Tajikistan
KokandFergana Oblast54,452 Uzbekistan
KrasnoyarskYeniseysk Governorate26,600Siberian Federal District,
Kutais Governorate32,492 Georgia
MaikopKuban Oblast33,276Southern Federal District,
NamanganFergana Oblast61,906 Uzbekistan
Old MarghelanFergana Oblast36,592 Uzbekistan
OmskAkmolinsk Oblast37,470Siberian Federal District,
OshFergana Oblast35,918 Kyrgyzstan
SamarkandSamarkand Oblast54,900 Uzbekistan
SemipalatinskSemipalatinsk Oblast26,353 Kazakhstan
ShushaErivan Governorate25,656 Azerbaijan
StavropolStavropol Governorate41,621North Caucasian Federal District,
TashkentSyr-Darya Oblast156,506 Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi)Tiflis Governorate159,862 Georgia
TobolskTobolsk Governorate20,427Ural Federal District,
TomskTomsk Governorate52,430Siberian Federal District,
TyumenTobolsk Governorate29,588Ural Federal District,
Ural Oblast36,597 Kazakhstan
VladikavkazTerek Oblast48,843North Caucasian Federal District,
VladivostokPrimorskaya Oblast28,896Far Eastern Federal District,
VernySemirechye Oblast22,982 Kazakhstan
Abo (Turku)Abo-Byorneborg Governorate32,184 Finland
Helsingfors (Helsinki)Nyuland Governorate66,734 Finland
Tammerfors (Tampere)Tavastgus Governorate22,169 Finland
Vyborg Governorate21,290Northwestern Federal District,

See also

References

This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Statesman's Year-Book . Statesman's Year-Book . 1898 . London . Macmillan and Co.. Russia: Principal Towns . 2027/njp.32101020157267?urlappend=%3Bseq=905 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101020157267?urlappend=%3Bseq=905 .
  2. Book: Europa Territories of the World . Territories of the Russian Federation . 2012 . 13th . Routledge. 978-1-85743-646-4 .
  3. Web site: Volga Federal District . ru . 24 March 2015 . Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Volga Federal District . Nizhny Novgorod .
  4. Web site: Северо-Западный федеральный округ . Northwestern Federal District . ru . 24 March 2015 . Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Northwestern Federal District . St. Petersburg . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114808/http://szfo.gov.ru/county . 2 April 2015 . dead .