Ural Oblast (Russian Empire) Explained

Native Name:Уральская область
Conventional Long Name:Ural Oblast
Subdivision:Oblast
Nation:the Russian Empire
Year Start:1868
Year End:1920
Date End:12 October
Image Map Caption:Map of Ural Oblast
Capital:Uralsk

The Ural Oblast (Russian: Уральская область; Eng: Uralskaya Oblast) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day western Kazakhstan. It was created out of the territories of the former Kazakh khanate.

Demographics

As of 1897, 684,590 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians and Tatars. Total Turkic speaking were 478,695 (74,2%).

Ethnic groups in 1897

TOTAL645,121100%
Kazakhs460,17371,3%
Russians160,89424,9%
Tatars17,8092,8%
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References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. The distribution of the population by native language and counties of the Russian Empire except the provinces of European Russia. Demoscope.ru. 12 January 2019.