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| Ural Oblast Уральская область (Russian) | |
|---|---|
| Oblast of theRussian SFSR | |
| 1923–1934 | |
.svg) Ural Oblast in 1925 | |
| Capital | Sverdlovsk |
| Area | |
• | 1,659,000 km2 (641,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• | 6,380,000 |
| History | |
• Established | 1923 |
• Disestablished | 1934 |
| Political subdivisions | okrugs and rayons, number of them was often changed |
TheUral Oblast (Russian:Уральская область) was anoblast of theRussian SFSR within theUSSR. It was created November 3, 1923 by the merger ofPerm, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk and Tyumen Governorates.[1] The capital of the oblast wasSverdlovsk. At the time of its creation area of oblast was 1,659,000 km2 and the population was 6,380,000.
On February 26, 1925,Komi-Permyak Okrug was separated from the western portion of the oblast.
In 1927, the oblast was divided into 16 okrugs and 210 rayons. Okrugs included: Verkhne-Kamsky, Zlatoustovsky, Irbitsky, Ishimsky, Komi-Permyatsky, Kungursky, Kurgansky, Permsky, Sarapulsky, Sverdlovsky, Tagilsky, Tobolsky, Troitsky, Tyumensky, Chelyabinsky and Shadrinsky. Borders between okrugs and rayons often changed.
On August 8, 1930, okrugs were abolished. On December 10, 1930,Ostyak-Vogul andYamal (Nenets) national okrugs were created in the northern part of former Tobolsky okrug. On January 17, 1934, the oblast was abolished and was replaced bySverdlovsk,Chelyabinsk andOb-Irtysh oblasts. At the end of 1933, the oblast's area was 1,896,000 km2.
