Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)
Ural Oblast Уральская область | |
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Oblast of Russian Empire | |
1868–1920 | |
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Capital | Uralsk |
History | |
History | |
• Established | 1868 |
• Disestablished | 12 October 1920 |
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[]
TOTAL | 645,121 | 100% |
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Kazakhs | 460,173 | 71,3% |
Russians | 160,894 | 24,9% |
Tatars | 17,809 | 2,8% |
References[]
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1868
- States and territories disestablished in 1920
- Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)
- Oblasts of the Russian Empire
- Kazakhstan in the Russian Empire