List of cities of the Russian Empire in 1897

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

European Russia[]

City Governorate of the Russian Empire[1] Population[2] Status (2015)
Astrakhan Astrakhan Governorate 112,880 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia[3]
Belgorod Kursk Governorate 26,564 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Bendery Bessarabia Governorate 31,797 Moldova Moldova
Berdyansk Taurida Governorate[4] 26,496 Ukraine Ukraine
Berdicheff Kiev Governorate 53,351 Ukraine Ukraine
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Bessarabia Governorate 28,258 Ukraine Ukraine
Bobruisk Minsk Governorate 34,336 Belarus Belarus
Brest-Litovsk Grodno Governorate[4] 46,568 Belarus Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok) Grodno Governorate 66,032 Poland Poland
Cherkassy Kiev Governorate 29,600 Ukraine Ukraine
Chernihiv Chernigov Governorate 27,716 Ukraine Ukraine
Kronstadt Saint Petersburg Governorate 59,525 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia
Czenstochowa (Częstochowa) Petrokov Governorate 45,045 Poland Poland
Dorpat (Tartu) Governorate of Livonia 42,308 Estonia Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils) Vitebsk Governorate 69,675 Latvia Latvia
Ekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk) Yekaterinoslav Governorate 112,839 Ukraine Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi) Kherson Governorate 61,488 Ukraine Ukraine
Gomel Mogilev Governorate 36,775 Belarus Belarus
Grodno Grodno Governorate 46,919 Belarus Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo) Vladimir Governorate 54,208 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Kaluga Kaluga Governorate 49,513 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi) Podolia Governorate 35,934 Ukraine Ukraine
Kazan Kazan Governorate 129,959 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Kerch Taurida Governorate 33,347 Crimean Federal District, Russia Russia /
Ukraine Ukraine
Kharkoff (Kharkiv) Kharkov Governorate 173,989 Ukraine Ukraine
Kherson Kherson Governorate 59,076 Ukraine Ukraine
Kieff (Kiev) Kiev Governorate 247,723 Ukraine Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău) Bessarabia 108,483 Moldova Moldova
Kostroma Kostroma Governorate 41,336 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Kovno (Kaunas) Kovno Governorate 70,920 Lithuania Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk) Tambov Governorate 40,297 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Krementchug Poltava Governorate 63,007 Ukraine Ukraine
Kursk Kursk Governorate 75,721 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Libau (Liepāja) Courland Governorate 64,489 Latvia Latvia
Lodz Petrokov Governorate 314,020 Poland Poland
Łomża Łomża Governorate 26,093 Poland Poland
Lublin Lublin Governorate 50,385 Poland Poland
Mariupol Yekaterinoslav Governorate 31,116 Ukraine Ukraine
Minsk Minsk Governorate 90,912 Belarus Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava) Courland Governorate 35,131 Latvia Latvia
Moghilev on Dnieper Mogilev Governorate 43,119 Belarus Belarus
Morshansk Tambov Governorate 26,458 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Moscow Moscow Governorate 1,038,591 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Nakhichevan-on-Don Don Host Oblast 28,427 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Nizhny-Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Governorate 90,053 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia[5]
Nikolaieff (Mykolaiv) Kherson Governorate 92,012 Ukraine Ukraine
Veliky Novgorod Novgorod Governorate 25,736 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia
Novotcherkask Don Host Oblast 51,963 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Nezhin Chernigov Governorate 32,113 Ukraine Ukraine
Odessa Kherson Governorate[4] 403,815 Ukraine Ukraine
Oryol Oryol Governorate 69,735 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Orenburg Orenburg Governorate 72,425 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Pabianice Petrokov Governorate 26,765 Poland Poland
Penza Penza Governorate 59,981 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Perm Perm Governorate 45,205 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Pinsk Minsk Governorate 28,368 Belarus Belarus
Petrokow (Piotrków) Petrokov Governorate 31,182 Poland Poland
Plotsk (Płock) Plotsk Governorate 26,966 Poland Poland
Poltava Poltava Governorate 53,703 Ukraine Ukraine
Pskov Pskov Governorate 30,478 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia[6]
Radom Radom Governorate[4] 29,896 Poland Poland
Reval (Tallinn) Estonia Governorate[4] 64,572 Estonia Estonia
Riga Governorate of Livonia[4] 282,230 Latvia Latvia
Rostov on Don Don Host Oblast[4] 119,476 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Ryazan Ryazan Governorate 46,122 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Rybinsk Yaroslavl Governorate 25,290 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Governorate 1,264,920 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia[6]
Samara Samara Governorate 89,999 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Saratov Saratov Governorate 137,147 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Serpukhov Moscow Governorate 30,571 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Sebastopol Taurida Governorate[4] 53,595 Crimean Federal District, Russia Russia /
Ukraine Ukraine[7]
Siedlce Siedlce Governorate[4] 26,234 Poland Poland
Simbirsk Simbirsk Governorate 41,684 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Simferopol Taurida Governorate[4] 49,078 Crimean Federal District, Russia Russia /
Ukraine Ukraine
Smolensk Smolensk Governorate 46,699 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Sumy Kharkov Governorate 27,564 Ukraine Ukraine
Syzran Simbirsk Governorate 32,383 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Taganrog Don Host Oblast 51,437 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Tambov Tambov Governorate 48,015 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Tiraspol Kherson Governorate 31,616 Moldova Moldova
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) Saratov Governorate[4] 55,186 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Tula Tula Governorate 114,733 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Tver Tver Governorate 53,544 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Ufa Ufa Governorate 49,275 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Uman Kiev Governorate 31,016 Ukraine Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius) Vilna Governorate 154,532 Lithuania Lithuania
Vinnytsia Podolia Governorate 30,563 Ukraine Ukraine
Vitebsk Vitebsk Governorate 65,871 Belarus Belarus
Vladimir Vladimir Oblast 28,479 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Vologda Vologda Governorate 27,705 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia
Volsk Saratov Governorate 27,058 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia
Voronezh Voronezh Governorate 80,599 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Vyatka (Kirov) Vyatka Governorate 25,008 Volga Federal District, Russia Russia[5]
Warsaw Warsaw Governorate 683,692 Poland Poland
Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Governorate 71,616 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Yeisk Kuban Oblast 35,446 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Yelets Oryol Governorate 46,956 Central Federal District, Russia Russia
Zhitomir Volhynian Governorate 65,895 Ukraine Ukraine

Russia in Asia[]

City Governorate Population[2] Status (2015)
Alexandropol Erivan Governorate 30,735 Armenia Armenia
Andijan Fergana Oblast 46,680 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Baku Baku Governorate 112,253 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Barnaul Tomsk Governorate 29,408 Siberian Federal District, Russia Russia
Batum Kutais Governorate 26,417 Georgia (country) Georgia
Ekaterinburg Perm Governorate 43,239 Ural Federal District, Russia Russia
Ekaterinodar Kuban Oblast 65,697 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Elisabethpol Elisabethpol Governorate 33,022 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Erivan Erivan Governorate 28,910 Armenia Armenia
Irkutsk Irkutsk Governorate 51,484 Siberian Federal District, Russia Russia
Kars Kars Oblast 20,891 Turkey Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand) Samarkand Oblast 30,076 Tajikistan Tajikistan
Kokand Fergana Oblast 54,452 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Krasnoyarsk Yeniseysk Governorate 26,600 Siberian Federal District, Russia Russia
Kutais Kutais Governorate 32,492 Georgia (country) Georgia
Maikop Kuban Oblast 33,276 Southern Federal District, Russia Russia
Namangan Fergana Oblast 61,906 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Old Marghelan Fergana Oblast 36,592 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Omsk Akmolinsk Oblast 37,470 Siberian Federal District, Russia Russia
Osh Fergana Oblast 35,918 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
Samarkand Samarkand Oblast[4] 54,900 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Semipalatinsk Semipalatinsk Oblast 26,353 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Shusha Erivan Governorate 25,656 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Stavropol Stavropol Governorate 41,621 North Caucasian Federal District, Russia Russia
Tashkent Syr-Darya Oblast 156,506 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi) Tiflis Governorate 159,862 Georgia (country) Georgia
Tobolsk Tobolsk Governorate 20,427 Ural Federal District, Russia Russia
Tomsk Tomsk Governorate 52,430 Siberian Federal District, Russia Russia
Tyumen Tobolsk Governorate 29,588 Ural Federal District, Russia Russia
Uralsk Ural Oblast 36,597 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Vladikavkaz Terek Oblast 48,843 North Caucasian Federal District, Russia Russia
Vladivostok Primorskaya Oblast 28,896 Far Eastern Federal District, Russia Russia
Verny Semirechye Oblast 22,982 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Finland[]

City Governorate Population (1894)[2] Status (2015)
Abo (Turku) Abo-Byorneborg Governorate 32,184 Finland Finland
Helsingfors (Helsinki) Nyuland Governorate 66,734 Finland Finland
Tammerfors (Tampere) Tavastgus Governorate 22,169 Finland Finland
Vyborg Vyborg Governorate 21,290 Northwestern Federal District, Russia Russia[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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",  [ru], ISSN 1726-2887, archived from the original on 2014-10-06
  2. ^ a b c "Russia: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. hdl:2027/njp.32101020157267.
  3. ^ Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "U.N. Will Treat Crimea as Part of Ukraine, Not Russia: U.S.", New York Times, Reuters, 2 April 2014

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