Simbirsk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

and the

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, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its administrative center was in the city of Simbirsk, renamed Ulyanovsk in 1924 (likewise, Simbirsk Governorate was named Ulyanovsk Governorate).

History

Ulyanovsk Governorate (1924–1928)

By a decree of the

Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union The Central Executive Committee of the USSR (), which may be abbreviated as the CEC (), was the supreme governing body of the USSR in between sessions of the All-Union Congress of Soviets from 1922 to 1938. The Central Executive Committee elec ...

of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the

uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the R ...

, and the governorate itself. In 1925, the Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate: Ardatovsk, Karsunsk, Syzransk, and

Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk,, , known as Simbirsk until 1924, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Ulyanovsk has been the only Russian UNESCO Ci ...

. On January 6, 1926, by the decision of the Samara Governorate Executive Committee, the Melekessky uyezd was transferred to the Ulyanovsk governorate. On May 14, 1928, during the economic zoning of the USSR, the governorate was abolished, and its territory became part of the Ulyanovsk Okrug, the Mordovsk Okrug, and the Syzran Okrug of the Middle Volga Oblast.''Тархов С. А.'
«Первая советская реформа, укрупнение единиц административно-территориального деления в 1923—1929 гг.»
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Subdivisions

* Alatyrsky Uyezd * Ardatovsky Uyezd * Buinsky Uyezd * Karsunsky Uyezd * Kurmyshsky Uyezd * Sengileyevsky Uyezd * Simbirsky Uyezd * Syzransky Uyezd

Demographics

In 1897 there was 1,527,848 people.

Ethnic groups

Religion

References

1796 establishments in the Russian Empire 1928 disestablishments in Russia States and territories established in 1796 States and territories disestablished in 1928 {{Russia-hist-stub