List of cities of the Russian Empire in 1897

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

City Governorate[1] Population[1] Status (2015)
Astrakhan Astrakhan Governorate 112,880 Southern Federal District, Russia[2]
Belgorod Kursk Governorate 26,564 Central Federal District, Russia
Bendery Bessarabia Governorate 31,797 Moldova
Berdiansk Taurida Governorate[3] 26,496 Ukraine
Berdichev (Berdychiv) Kiev Governorate 53,351 Ukraine
Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) Bessarabia Governorate 28,258 Ukraine
Blagoveshchensk Amur Oblast 32,834 Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Bobruisk Minsk Governorate 34,336 Belarus
Brest-Litovsk Grodno Governorate[3] 46,568 Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok) Grodno Governorate 66,032 Poland
Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Kiev Governorate 29,600 Ukraine
Chernigov (Chernihiv) Chernigov Governorate 27,716 Ukraine
Kronstadt Saint Petersburg Governorate 59,525 Northwestern Federal District, Russia
Chestokhov (Częstochowa) Petrokov Governorate 45,045 Poland
Dorpat (Tartu) Governorate of Livonia 42,308 Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils) Vitebsk Governorate 69,675 Latvia
Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro) Yekaterinoslav Governorate 112,839 Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi) Kherson Governorate 61,488 Ukraine
Gomel Mogilev Governorate 36,775 Belarus
Grodno Grodno Governorate 46,919 Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo) Vladimir Governorate 54,208 Central Federal District, Russia
Kaluga Kaluga Governorate 49,513 Central Federal District, Russia
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi) Podolia Governorate 35,934 Ukraine
Kazan Kazan Governorate 129,959 Volga Federal District, Russia
Kerch Taurida Governorate 33,347 Crimean Federal District, Russia /
Ukraine
Kharkov (Kharkiv) Kharkov Governorate 173,989 Ukraine
Kherson Kherson Governorate 59,076 Ukraine
Kiev (Kyiv) Kiev Governorate 247,723 Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău) Bessarabia 108,483 Moldova
Kostroma Kostroma Governorate 41,336 Central Federal District, Russia
Kovno (Kaunas) Kovno Governorate 70,920 Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk) Tambov Governorate 40,297 Central Federal District, Russia
Krementchug (Kremenchuk) Poltava Governorate 63,007 Ukraine
Kursk Kursk Governorate 75,721 Central Federal District, Russia
Libau (Liepāja) Courland Governorate 64,489 Latvia
Lodz (Łódź) Petrokov Governorate 314,020 Poland
Lomzha (Łomża) Łomża Governorate 26,093 Poland
Lublin Lublin Governorate 50,385 Poland
Mariupol Yekaterinoslav Governorate 31,116 Ukraine
Minsk Minsk Governorate 90,912 Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava) Courland Governorate 35,131 Latvia
Moghilev on Dnieper Mogilev Governorate 43,119 Belarus
Morshansk Tambov Governorate 26,458 Central Federal District, Russia
Moscow Moscow Governorate 1,038,591 Central Federal District, Russia
Nakhichevan-on-Don Don Host Oblast 28,427 Southern Federal District, Russia
Nizhny-Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Governorate 90,053 Volga Federal District, Russia[4]
Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) Kherson Governorate 92,012 Ukraine
Veliky Novgorod Novgorod Governorate 25,736 Northwestern Federal District, Russia
Novotcherkask Don Host Oblast 51,963 Southern Federal District, Russia
Nezhin (Nizhyn) Chernigov Governorate 32,113 Ukraine
Nukha (Shaki) Elizavetpol Governorate 24,734 Azerbaijan
Odessa (Odesa) Kherson Governorate[3] 403,815 Ukraine
Oryol Oryol Governorate 69,735 Central Federal District, Russia
Orenburg Orenburg Governorate 72,425 Volga Federal District, Russia
Pabianice Petrokov Governorate 26,765 Poland
Penza Penza Governorate 59,981 Volga Federal District, Russia
Perm Perm Governorate 45,205 Volga Federal District, Russia
Pinsk Minsk Governorate 28,368 Belarus
Petrokov (Piotrków) Petrokov Governorate 31,182 Poland
Plotsk (Płock) Plotsk Governorate 26,966 Poland
Poltava Poltava Governorate 53,703 Ukraine
Pskov Pskov Governorate 30,478 Northwestern Federal District, Russia[5]
Radom Radom Governorate[3] 29,896 Poland
Reval (Tallinn) Estonia Governorate[3] 64,572 Estonia
Riga Governorate of Livonia[3] 282,230 Latvia
Rostov on Don Don Host Oblast[3] 119,476 Southern Federal District, Russia
Ryazan Ryazan Governorate 46,122 Central Federal District, Russia
Rybinsk Yaroslavl Governorate 25,290 Central Federal District, Russia
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Governorate 1,264,920 Northwestern Federal District, Russia[5]
Samara Samara Governorate 89,999 Volga Federal District, Russia
Saratov Saratov Governorate 137,147 Volga Federal District, Russia
Serpukhov Moscow Governorate 30,571 Central Federal District, Russia
Sebastopol Taurida Governorate[3] 53,595 Crimean Federal District, Russia /
Ukraine[6]
Siedlce Siedlce Governorate[3] 26,234 Poland
Simbirsk Simbirsk Governorate 41,684 Volga Federal District, Russia
Simferopol Taurida Governorate[3] 49,078 Crimean Federal District, Russia /
Ukraine
Smolensk Smolensk Governorate 46,699 Central Federal District, Russia
Sumy Kharkov Governorate 27,564 Ukraine
Syzran Simbirsk Governorate 32,383 Volga Federal District, Russia
Taganrog Don Host Oblast 51,437 Southern Federal District, Russia
Tambov Tambov Governorate 48,015 Central Federal District, Russia
Tiraspol Kherson Governorate 31,616 Moldova
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) Saratov Governorate[3] 55,186 Southern Federal District, Russia
Tula Tula Governorate 114,733 Central Federal District, Russia
Tver Tver Governorate 53,544 Central Federal District, Russia
Ufa Ufa Governorate 49,275 Volga Federal District, Russia
Uman Kiev Governorate 31,016 Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius) Vilna Governorate 154,532 Lithuania
Vinnytsia Podolia Governorate 30,563 Ukraine
Vitebsk Vitebsk Governorate 65,871 Belarus
Vladimir Vladimir Oblast 28,479 Central Federal District, Russia
Vologda Vologda Governorate 27,705 Northwestern Federal District, Russia
Volsk Saratov Governorate 27,058 Volga Federal District, Russia
Voronezh Voronezh Governorate 80,599 Central Federal District, Russia
Vyatka (Kirov) Vyatka Governorate 25,008 Volga Federal District, Russia[4]
Varshava (Warsaw, or Warszawa) Warsaw Governorate 683,692 Poland
Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Governorate 71,616 Central Federal District, Russia
Yeisk Kuban Oblast 35,446 Southern Federal District, Russia
Yelets Oryol Governorate 46,956 Central Federal District, Russia
Zhitomir (Zhytomyr) Volhynian Governorate 65,895 Ukraine
Alexandropol (Gyumri) Erivan Governorate 30,616 Armenia
Andijan Fergana Oblast 47,627 Uzbekistan
Baku Baku Governorate 112,253 Azerbaijan
Barnaul Tomsk Governorate 29,408 Siberian Federal District, Russia
Batum (Batumi) Kutais Governorate 28,508 Georgia
Ekaterinburg Perm Governorate 43,239 Ural Federal District, Russia
Yekaterinodar (Krasnodar) Kuban Oblast 65,697 Southern Federal District, Russia
Yelisavetpol (Ganja) Elizavetpol Governorate 33,625 Azerbaijan
Erivan (Yerevan) Erivan Governorate 29,006 Armenia
Irkutsk Irkutsk Governorate 51,484 Siberian Federal District, Russia
Kars Kars Oblast 20,891 Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand) Samarkand Oblast 30,076 Tajikistan
Kokand Fergana Oblast 81,354 Uzbekistan
Krasnoyarsk Yeniseysk Governorate 26,600 Siberian Federal District, Russia
Kutais Kutais Governorate 32,492 Georgia
Maikop Kuban Oblast 34,327 Southern Federal District, Russia
Namangan Fergana Oblast 61,906 Uzbekistan
Old Marghelan Fergana Oblast 36,490 Uzbekistan
Omsk Akmolinsk Oblast 37,470 Siberian Federal District, Russia
Osh Fergana Oblast 34,157 Kyrgyzstan
Samarkand Samarkand Oblast[3] 54,900 Uzbekistan
Semipalatinsk Semipalatinsk Oblast 26,353 Kazakhstan
Shusha Erivan Governorate 25,881 Azerbaijan
Stavropol Stavropol Governorate 41,621 North Caucasian Federal District, Russia
Tashkent Syr-Darya Oblast 156,506 Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi) Tiflis Governorate 159,862 Georgia
Tobolsk Tobolsk Governorate 20,427 Ural Federal District, Russia
Tomsk Tomsk Governorate 52,430 Siberian Federal District, Russia
Tyumen Tobolsk Governorate 29,588 Ural Federal District, Russia
Uralsk Ural Oblast 36,466 Kazakhstan
Vladikavkaz Terek Oblast 43,740 North Caucasian Federal District, Russia
Vladivostok Primorskaya Oblast 28,896 Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Verny Semirechye Oblast 22,982 Kazakhstan
Abo (Turku) Abo-Byorneborg Governorate 32,184 Finland
Helsingfors (Helsinki) Nyuland Governorate 66,734 Finland
Tammerfors (Tampere) Tavastgus Governorate 22,169 Finland
Vyborg Vyborg Governorate 21,290 Northwestern Federal District, Russia[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897. Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia", Demoscope Weekly, ISSN 1726-2887, archived from the original on 2014-10-06
  2. ^ Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t56d5rp04 – via Hathi Trust
  4. ^ a b "Volga Federal District" (in Russian). Nizhny Novgorod: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Volga Federal District. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Северо-Западный федеральный округ" [Northwestern Federal District] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Northwestern Federal District. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ "U.N. Will Treat Crimea as Part of Ukraine, Not Russia: U.S.", New York Times, Reuters, 2 April 2014

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