Irkutsk Governorate

Irkutsk Governorate (Russian: Иркутская губерния) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, located in Siberia. It existed from 1764 to 1926; its seat was in the city of Irkutsk.

Irkutsk Governorate
Иркутская губерния
Governorate of Russian Empire (1764–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1917–1926)
1764–1926
Coat of arms of Irkutsk
Coat of arms

Irkutsk Governorate within the Russian Empire
CapitalIrkutsk
Area 
 
743,480 km2 (287,060 sq mi)
Population 
 1897[1]
514,267
History
History 
 Established
1764
 Disestablished
1926
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Siberia Governorate
Siberian Krai

References

  1. "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." [The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897]. Demoscope Weekly (in Russian).

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