Ufa 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 ...
with its capital in the city of
Ufa
Ufa is a city in Russia and the capital of the republic of Bashkortostan.
UFA or Ufa may also refer to:
Places
* Ufa (river), a river in Russia; a tributary of the Belaya
* Ufa International Airport, near the Russian city
* Ufa railway statio ...
. It was created in 1865 by separation from
Orenburg Governorate
Orenburg Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''Governorate'') 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 ...
. On June 14, 1922 the governorate was transformed into the
Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, also historically known as Soviet Bashkiria or simply Bashkiria, was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. ...
. It occupied an area of and the territory of governorate was divided to six
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 ...
s.
Population
According to the 1865 data, the population of Ufa Governorate was 1,291,018. According to the 1897 Census it was 2,220,497; urban population was 48.9%.
Bashkir people
The Bashkirs ( , ) or Bashkorts (, ; , ) are a Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Russia. They are concentrated in Bashkortostan, a republic of the Russian Federation and in the broader historical region of Badzhgard, which spans both sides of ...
constituted 41% of total population; Russian people: 38%;
Tatar people
Tatars ( )Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of
Mari people
The Mari ( ), also formerly known as the Cheremis or Cheremisses, are a Finno-Ugric peoples, Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama River, Kama rivers in Russia. They live mostly in the Mari E ...
: 3.7%;
Chuvash people
The Chuvash people (, ; , ) also called Chuvash Tatars, are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of the Oğurs, inhabiting an area stretching from the Idel-Ural region to Siberia.
Most of them live in the Russian republic of Chuvashia and the ...
: 2.8%;
Mordvins
Mordvins (also Mordvinians, Mordovians; ; no equivalents in Moksha language, Moksha and Erzya language, Erzya) is an official term used in Russia and the Soviet Union to refer both to Erzyas and Mokshas since 1928.
Names
While Robert Gordon ...
Arable lands was about 35% of the governorate's total area. Industry was based on mining and metalworking; there were also food, clothing and timber industries.
Administrative division
Ufa Governorate consisted of the following uyezds (administrative centres in parentheses):
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Belebeyevsky Uyezd
Belebeyevsky Uyezd (''Белебеевский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Belebey.
Demographics
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(
Belebey
Belebey (; , ''Bäläbäy'') is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the bank of the Usen River, from Ufa. Population:
History
Belebey was established in 1715 and granted town status in 1781. Between 1865 and 1919 it ...
)
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Birsky Uyezd Birsky Uyezd (''Бирский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Birsk.
Demographics
At the time of the Russ ...
(
Birsk
Birsk (; ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population:
History
Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 18 ...
)
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Zlatoustovsky Uyezd
Zlatoustovsky Uyezd (''Златоустовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Zlatoust.
Demograp ...
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Zlatoust
Zlatoust (; ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ay River (in the Kama River, Kama drainage basin, basin), west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 ...
)
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Menzelinsky Uyezd Menzelinsky Uyezd (''Мензелинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Menzelinsk.
Demographics
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(
Menzelinsk
Menzelinsk (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 15,800 ...
)
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Sterlitamaksky Uyezd Sterlitamaksky Uyezd (''Стерлитамакский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sterlitamak.
Demogra ...
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Sterlitamak
Sterlitamak ( rus, Стерлитама́к, p=stʲɪrlʲɪtɐˈmak; ; ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya ...
)
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Ufimsky Uyezd Ufimsky Uyezd (''Уфимский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Ufa Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ufa.
Demographics
At the time of the Rus ...
(
Ufa
Ufa is a city in Russia and the capital of the republic of Bashkortostan.
UFA or Ufa may also refer to:
Places
* Ufa (river), a river in Russia; a tributary of the Belaya
* Ufa International Airport, near the Russian city
* Ufa railway statio ...
)
Notable people
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Guinan Khairy
Guinan Khairy was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright.
In 1937, he was arrested for views on the protection of the people. He was rehabilitated posthumously, only in the late 1990s.
Creation
In 1927 he worked as an editor of the newspaper ...
was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright.
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Shaikhzada Babich
Shaikhzada Muhametzakirovich Babich (; ; 14 January 1895 – 28 March 1919) was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright. He is considered a classic author of Bashkir national literature. He was a member of the Bashkir national liberation movemen ...
was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright.
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Potapy Emelianov
Potapy Emelianov Потапий Емельянов (c. 1889, Ufa Governorate, Russian Empire – 14 August 1936, Nadvoitsy, Segezhsky District, Karelian ASSR, USSR) was a Russian clergyman and Eastern Catholic martyr under Stalinism.
Pyotr Emel ...
priest and confessor of the
Russian Greek Catholic Church
The Russian Greek Catholic Church or Russian Byzantine Catholic Church is a ''sui juris, sui iuris'' (self-governing) Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic particular church that is part of the worldwide Catholic Church. Hi ...
and, since 2003, a candidate for Roman Catholic Sainthood.
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Baryi Kalimullin
Baryi Gibatovich Kalimullin (, ; April 10, 1907 – July 21, 1989) was a Soviet architect, educator, and social activist. He is credited with helping to build Ufa Aviation University and Bashkir State University.
In 1935-51 Head of sector of urb ...
was a Russian architect, educator, and social activist.