Administrative divisions of Russia in 1710–1713 explained

Major events

• , 1710—Ingermanland Governorate was renamed St. Petersburg Governorate after the city of St. Petersburg.
• , 1710—all governorates were divided into lots (Russian: доли)^[1] —a new level of grouping above (courts of). A "lot" was defined as a unit grouping 5,536 . The process of introducing lots lasted until 1713. As a result, all governorates were subdivided into a total of 146.7 lots.

Subdivisions (as of 1712)

• Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 18.5 lots.
• Azov Governorate (Азовская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 7.5 lots.
• Kazan Governorate (Казанская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 21 lots.
• Kiev Governorate (Киевская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 5 lots.
• Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 44.5 lots.
• St. Petersburg Governorate (Санкт-Петербургская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 32.2 lots.
• Siberia Governorate (Сибирская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 9 lots.
• Smolensk Governorate (Смоленская губерния)
  • Subdivided into 9 lots.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Изменение административно-территориального деления России за последние 300 лет . С. А. Тархов . 2001 . Электронная версия журнала "География" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113202631/http://geo.1september.ru/2001/15/2.htm . 2013-11-13 .