1802–1925 unit of Russia
Governorate in Russian Empire
Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Екатеринославская губерния
Coat of arms
Location in the Russian Empire
Country Russian Empire Established 1802 Abolished 1925 Capital Yekaterinoslav Area
• Total
63,391.61 km2 (24,475.64 sq mi) Population (1897)
• Total
2,113,674[ 1] [ 2] • Density 33.34312/km2 (86.35828/sq mi) • Urban
11.40% • Rural
88.60%
Yekaterinoslav Governorate [ a] guberniya Russian Empire , with its capital inYekaterinoslav . Covering an area of 63,392 km2 (24,476 mi2 ), and being composed of a inhabitant of 2,113,674 by the census of 1897,[ 1] Poltava Governorate to the north,Don Host Oblast to the east,Sea of Azov to the southeast,Taurida Governorate to the south, andKherson Governorate to the west, and covered the area of theLuhansk ,Donetsk ,Dnipropetrovsk , andZaporizhzhia Oblasts of modern Ukraine.
Yekaterinoslav Governorate in 1913 The government was created in 1802 when theNovorossiya Governorate was split into three governorates. The Yekaterinoslav Governorate bordered to the north with theKharkov Governorate andPoltava Governorate , to the west and southwest with theKherson Governorate , to the south with theTaurida Governorate andSea of Azov , and to the east withDon Host Oblast .
Administrative divisions [ edit ] The governorate was created in place of Novorossiysk Governorate in 1802 and encompassed a huge area of the southern Ukraine. Officially, the new governorate was created as Ekaterinoslav Governorate in 1802 and subdivided into the followinguyezds with centres in:
County County Town Arms of County Town Area Population1897 census ) Transliteration name Russian Cyrillic Aleksandrovsky Александровскій Aleksandrovsk 10,015.8 km2 2 ) 271,678 Bakhmutsky Бахмутскій Bakhmut 9,224.8 km2 2 ) 332,478 Verkhnedneprovsky Верхнеднѣпровскій Verkhnedniprovsk 6,862.3 km2 2 ) 211,674 Yekaterinoslavsky Екатеринославскій Yekaterinoslav 7,858 km2 2 ) 357,207 Mariupolsky Маріупольскій Mariupol 8,989.2 km2 2 ) 254,056 Novomoskovsky Невомосковскій Novomoskovsk 6,532 km2 2 ) 260,368 Pavlogradsky Павлоградскій Pavlograd 8,815.7 km2 2 ) 251,460 Slavyanoserbsky Славяносербскій Lugansk 5,089 km2 2 ) 174,753
Taganrog city (Таганрог) 1802–1887Rostov upon Don city 1802–1887 Ukraine's modern border superimposed on the administrative division of 1900 for both theRussian and theAustro-Hungarian Empires. The borders of the uyezds can be seen from this map Changes in Russian Empire [ edit ] 1874, theMariupol (Марiуполь)uyezd was split off the Aleksandrovsk uyezd. 1887, Rostov-na-Donu city as well as Taganrog city with its uyezd were transferred back to theDon Host Oblast . Katerynoslav Governorate (turquoise) in the Ukrainian State 1918, Taganrog uyezd was transferred once again, but without the Taganrog city and later again returned to theDon Voisko Province . TheUkrainian People's Republic passed the law for the reformation of the Ukrainian administrative division dividing the governorate into five new lands. The law has failed to be implemented and was canceled due to the conservative coup d'état ofPavlo Skoropadsky and establishment of theUkrainian State . Thus the territory of the governorate was left unchanged and sustained without any major changes until 1919. 1919 Krivyi Rih uyezd was created partially out of the newly annexed lands of theKherson Governorate . List ofokruhas of Ukraine upon the dissolution of the Governorate:
Yekaterinoslav Zaporizhia Kryvyi Rih Melitopol Pavlohrad The governorate's population, a majority of peasants, was 662,000 in 1811, 902,400 in 1851, 1,204,800 in 1863, and 1,792,800 in 1885. From the second half of the 19th century, with the founding ofYuzovka (Donetsk), the governorate became the coal-mining and metallurgical center of the then Ukraine, incorporating the Dnieper Industrial Region and theDonbass (Donets Basin ) .
Its population increased to 2,113,674 by 1897. The nationalities within the governorate wereUkrainians –68.9% ,Russians –17.3% ,Jews (4.7% ),Germans (3.8% ),Greeks (2.3% ), andTatars (0.8% ). In 1924, the governorate had 3,424,100 (13.6% urban ) inhabitants, living in 5,165 settlements, 36 of them being cities andurban-type settlements . The largest social class was that of workers (about 25% ).
An old postcard depicting Yekaterinoslav, the governorate's capital at the time. The data is taken from demoscope.ru. Here is also the most common language composition.
Yekaterinoslav – 112,839[ 3] Mariupol – 31,116 (Russian – 19,670, Jewish – 4,710, Ukrainian – 3,125)Lugansk – 20,404 (Russian – 13,907, Ukrainian – 3,902, Jewish – 1,449)Bakhmut – 19,316 (Ukrainian – 11,928, Russian – 3,659, Jewish – 3,223)Aleksandrovsk – 18,849 (Ukrainian – 8,101, Jewish – 5,248, Russian – 4,667)Pavlograd 15,775 (Russian – 5,421, Ukrainian – 5,273, Jewish – 4,353)Novomoskovsk – 12,883 (Ukrainian – 9,956, Jewish – 1,436, Russian – 1,237)Verkhnedneprovsk – 6,501 (Ukrainian – 3,752, Jewish – 2,061, Russian – 739)Slavianoserbsk – 3,122 (Russian – 1,607, Ukrainian – 1,342, Jewish – 143)From the turn of the 19th century until 1887 city of Rostov-na-Donu and all the Taganrog uyezd were part of the governorate, but before the census of 1897 took place they were transferred to theDon Oblast . Note that the biggest city of theguberniya was the city of Rostov-na-Donu while Taganrog was not much smaller and the third in size. Here is the data on them:
Rostov-na-Donu – 119,476 (Russian – 94,673, Jewish – 11,183, Ukrainian – 5,612)Taganrog – 51,437 (Russian – 40,899, Ukrainian – 4,676, Jewish – 2,685)By the Imperial census of 1897. Native language Yekaterinoslav GovernorateЕкатеринославская губерния [ 2] For eachuyezd (district) YekaterinoslavЕкатеринославский уезд [ 4] PavlogradПавлоградский уезд [ 5] BakhmutБахмутский уезд [ 6] NovomoskovskНовомосковский уезд [ 7] MariupolМариупольский уезд [ 8] AlexandrovskАлександровский уезд [ 9] SlavyanoserbskСлавяносербский уезд [ 10] VerkhnedneprovskВерхнеднепровский уезд [ 11] Number % Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Total 2,113,674 100% 357,207 251,460 332,478 260,368 254,056 271,678 174,753 211,674 Great Russian (Russian) 364,974 17.27% 75,190 36,164 103,702 9,628 35,691 15,445 79,281 9,873 Little Russian (Ukrainian) 1,456,269 68.90% 198,982 200,434 193,510 242,737 117,206 224,122 88,218 191,160 White Russian (Belarusian) 14,052 0.66% 4,033 505 2,468 196 1,697 3,353 1,564 236 Polish 12,365 0.59% 7,933 553 2,000 316 528 293 511 231 German 80,979 3.83% 20,609 5,806 12,646 3,452 19,104 14,014 896 4,452 French 908 0.04% 197 8 451 50 46 18 122 16 Italian 146 0.01% 21 1 37 0 39 14 25 9 Romanian and Moldovan 9,175 0.43% 1,771 29 6,371 0 95 2 839 68 English 369 0.02% 14 1 284 0 41 2 13 14 Greek 48,740 2.31% 193 38 142 9 48,290 45 14 9 Jewish 99,152 4.69% 46,441 7,363 9,457 3,635 10,291 13,886 2,631 5,448 Tatar 17,253 0.82% 868 255 346 7 15,472 128 151 26 Turkish 5,555 0.26% 168 15 20 9 5,317 14 4 8 Roma (Gypsy) 1,293 0.06% 103 172 255 272 21 203 177 90 Other 1,888 0.09% 519 71 655 28 164 77 251 23 Unidentified 556 0.03% 165 45 134 29 54 62 56 11
By the Imperial census of 1897.[ 12] Religion Number percentage (%) males females In the cities Outside the cities Eastern Orthodox 1,903,264 90.05% 982,616 920,648 167,263 1,736,001 Judaism 101,088 4.78% 51,679 49,409 64,024 37,064 Lutherans 39,530 1.87% 19,972 19,558 2,085 37,445 Roman Catholics 32,154 1.52% 17,658 14,496 5,388 26,766 Mennonites 23,922 1.13% 12,132 11,790 208 23,714 Old Believers and deviants from orthodoxy9,393 0.44% 4,699 4,694 421 8,972 Muslims 2,090 0.10% 1,700 390 1,039 1,051 Baptists 1,150 0.05% 606 544 5 1,145 Armenian-Gregorian 448 0.02% 301 147 225 223 Karaites 359 0.02% 178 181 302 57 Reformed Christian 157 0.01% 95 62 15 142 Anglican 46 0.00% 26 20 16 30 Other 73 0.00% 53 20 14 43 Total 2,113,674 100% 1,091,715 1,021,959 241,005 1,872,669
General-Governors Governors Chairmen of the Governorate [ edit ] Revkoms Ispolkom As an independent governmental organization Membership ticket ofCommittees of Poor Peasants ,Oleksandriia district, 1924 (for Kyrylo Ivanovych Turbaivskyi) 1919 : Vasyl Valiavko(transferred to Volyn Cheka) 1919–1920 : Aleksandr Alpov(transferred to Mykolaiv Cheka) As part of theState Political Directorate (GPU) 24 May 1922 – 16 February 1923 : Izrail Leplevskiy(transferred to Podolia Cheka) 1923 : P. Onishchenko1 September 1924 – 1 September 1925 : Semyon Dukelsky^ Russian :Екатериносла́вская губе́рния ,pre-reform orthography Екатериносла́вская губе́рнія ,romanized : Yekaterinoslávskaya gubérniya Ukrainian :Катериносла́вська губе́рнія ,romanized : Katerynoslávsʼka hubérniia Sometimes in English as well:Ekaterinoslav Governorate Also known asKaterynoslavshchyna , (Ukrainian:Катеринославщина ; Russian:Екатеринославщина ,romanized: Yekaterinoslavshchina ^a b Troynitsky, Nikolay (1904).Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи 1897 г. XIII. Екатеринославская губерния The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. 13. Ekaterinoslav Province ] (6th ed.). Izdanie Tsentral'nogo statisticheskogo komiteta Ministerstva vnutrennikh del. Archived fromthe original on 1 December 2022. ^a b Екатеринославская губерния – вся [Yekaterinoslav Governorate, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Population of Yekaterinoslav ^ Екатеринославский уезд – весь [Yekaterinoslav Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Павлоградский уезд – весь [Pavlograd Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Бахмутский уезд- весь [Bakhmut Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Новомосковский уезд – весь [Novomoskovsk Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Мариупольский уезд – весь [Mariupol Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Александровский уезд – весь [Alexandrovsk Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Славяносербский уезд – весь [Slavyanoserbsk Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ Верхнеднепровский уезд – весь [Verkhnedneprovsk Uyezd, all],Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population by mother tongue and uyezd of 50 provinces of European Russia. ], Демоскоп Weekly^ The first national census of the Russian Empire in 1897, Ed. N.A.Troynitskogo. t.I. The total body of the Empire's first general census of population development results produced by 28 January 1897. St. Petersburg, 1905. Table XII. Population by religions.Religion Statistics of 1897 Yekaterinoslav (in Russian) Religion Statistics of 1897 Yekaterinoslav in the cities (in Russian)
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