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List of cities of the Russian Empire in 1897

The following is a list of the largest cities (over 25,000 inhabitants) in the Russian Empire according to the 1897 Russian Imperial Census.

City Governorate[1] Population[2] Status (2015)
Astrakhan Astrakhan Governorate 112,880 Southern Federal District,  Russia[3]
Belgorod Kursk Governorate 26,564 Central Federal District,  Russia
Bendery Bessarabia Governorate 31,797  Moldova
Berdiansk Taurida Governorate[4] 26,496  Ukraine
Berdichev (Berdychiv) Kiev Governorate 53,351  Ukraine
Akkerman (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi) Bessarabia Governorate 28,258  Ukraine
Bobruisk Minsk Governorate 34,336  Belarus
Brest-Litovsk Grodno Governorate[4] 46,568  Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok) Grodno Governorate 66,032  Poland
Cherkassy (Cherkasy) Kiev Governorate 29,600  Ukraine
Chernigov (Chernihiv) Chernigov Governorate 27,716  Ukraine
Kronstadt Saint Petersburg Governorate 59,525 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia
Chestokhov (Częstochowa) Petrokov Governorate 45,045  Poland
Dorpat (Tartu) Governorate of Livonia 42,308  Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils) Vitebsk Governorate 69,675  Latvia
Yekaterinoslav (Dnipro) Yekaterinoslav Governorate 112,839  Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi) Kherson Governorate 61,488  Ukraine
Gomel Mogilev Governorate 36,775  Belarus
Grodno Grodno Governorate 46,919  Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo) Vladimir Governorate 54,208 Central Federal District,  Russia
Kaluga Kaluga Governorate 49,513 Central Federal District,  Russia
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi) Podolia Governorate 35,934  Ukraine
Kazan Kazan Governorate 129,959 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Kerch Taurida Governorate 33,347 Crimean Federal District,  Russia /
 Ukraine
Kharkov (Kharkiv) Kharkov Governorate 173,989  Ukraine
Kherson Kherson Governorate 59,076  Ukraine
Kiev (Kyiv) Kiev Governorate 247,723  Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău) Bessarabia 108,483  Moldova
Kostroma Kostroma Governorate 41,336 Central Federal District,  Russia
Kovno (Kaunas) Kovno Governorate 70,920  Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk) Tambov Governorate 40,297 Central Federal District,  Russia
Krementchug (Kremenchuk) Poltava Governorate 63,007  Ukraine
Kursk Kursk Governorate 75,721 Central Federal District,  Russia
Libau (Liepāja) Courland Governorate 64,489  Latvia
Lodz (Łódź) Petrokov Governorate 314,020  Poland
Lomzha (Łomża) Łomża Governorate 26,093  Poland
Lublin Lublin Governorate 50,385  Poland
Mariupol Yekaterinoslav Governorate 31,116  Ukraine
Minsk Minsk Governorate 90,912  Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava) Courland Governorate 35,131  Latvia
Moghilev on Dnieper Mogilev Governorate 43,119  Belarus
Morshansk Tambov Governorate 26,458 Central Federal District,  Russia
Moscow Moscow Governorate 1,038,591 Central Federal District,  Russia
Nakhichevan-on-Don Don Host Oblast 28,427 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Nizhny-Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Governorate 90,053 Volga Federal District,  Russia[5]
Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) Kherson Governorate 92,012  Ukraine
Veliky Novgorod Novgorod Governorate 25,736 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia
Novotcherkask Don Host Oblast 51,963 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Nezhin (Nizhyn) Chernigov Governorate 32,113  Ukraine
Odessa (Odesa) Kherson Governorate[4] 403,815  Ukraine
Oryol Oryol Governorate 69,735 Central Federal District,  Russia
Orenburg Orenburg Governorate 72,425 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Pabianice Petrokov Governorate 26,765  Poland
Penza Penza Governorate 59,981 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Perm Perm Governorate 45,205 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Pinsk Minsk Governorate 28,368  Belarus
Petrokov (Piotrków) Petrokov Governorate 31,182  Poland
Plotsk (Płock) Plotsk Governorate 26,966  Poland
Poltava Poltava Governorate 53,703  Ukraine
Pskov Pskov Governorate 30,478 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia[6]
Radom Radom Governorate[4] 29,896  Poland
Reval (Tallinn) Estonia Governorate[4] 64,572  Estonia
Riga Governorate of Livonia[4] 282,230  Latvia
Rostov on Don Don Host Oblast[4] 119,476 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Ryazan Ryazan Governorate 46,122 Central Federal District,  Russia
Rybinsk Yaroslavl Governorate 25,290 Central Federal District,  Russia
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Governorate 1,264,920 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia[6]
Samara Samara Governorate 89,999 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Saratov Saratov Governorate 137,147 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Serpukhov Moscow Governorate 30,571 Central Federal District,  Russia
Sebastopol Taurida Governorate[4] 53,595 Crimean Federal District,  Russia /
 Ukraine[7]
Siedlce Siedlce Governorate[4] 26,234  Poland
Simbirsk Simbirsk Governorate 41,684 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Simferopol Taurida Governorate[4] 49,078 Crimean Federal District,  Russia /
 Ukraine
Smolensk Smolensk Governorate 46,699 Central Federal District,  Russia
Sumy Kharkov Governorate 27,564  Ukraine
Syzran Simbirsk Governorate 32,383 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Taganrog Don Host Oblast 51,437 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Tambov Tambov Governorate 48,015 Central Federal District,  Russia
Tiraspol Kherson Governorate 31,616  Moldova
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd) Saratov Governorate[4] 55,186 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Tula Tula Governorate 114,733 Central Federal District,  Russia
Tver Tver Governorate 53,544 Central Federal District,  Russia
Ufa Ufa Governorate 49,275 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Uman Kiev Governorate 31,016  Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius) Vilna Governorate 154,532  Lithuania
Vinnytsia Podolia Governorate 30,563  Ukraine
Vitebsk Vitebsk Governorate 65,871  Belarus
Vladimir Vladimir Oblast 28,479 Central Federal District,  Russia
Vologda Vologda Governorate 27,705 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia
Volsk Saratov Governorate 27,058 Volga Federal District,  Russia
Voronezh Voronezh Governorate 80,599 Central Federal District,  Russia
Vyatka (Kirov) Vyatka Governorate 25,008 Volga Federal District,  Russia[5]
Varshava (Warsaw, or Warszawa) Warsaw Governorate 683,692  Poland
Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Governorate 71,616 Central Federal District,  Russia
Yeisk Kuban Oblast 35,446 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Yelets Oryol Governorate 46,956 Central Federal District,  Russia
Zhitomir (Zhytomyr) Volhynian Governorate 65,895  Ukraine
Alexandropol (Gyumri) Erivan Governorate 30,735  Armenia
Andijan Fergana Oblast 46,680  Uzbekistan
Baku Baku Governorate 112,253  Azerbaijan
Barnaul Tomsk Governorate 29,408 Siberian Federal District,  Russia
Batum (Batumi) Kutais Governorate 26,417  Georgia
Ekaterinburg Perm Governorate 43,239 Ural Federal District,  Russia
Yekaterinodar (Krasnodar) Kuban Oblast 65,697 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Yelisavetpol (Ganja) Elizavetpol Governorate 33,022  Azerbaijan
Erivan (Yerevan) Erivan Governorate 28,910  Armenia
Irkutsk Irkutsk Governorate 51,484 Siberian Federal District,  Russia
Kars Kars Oblast 20,891  Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand) Samarkand Oblast 30,076  Tajikistan
Kokand Fergana Oblast 54,452  Uzbekistan
Krasnoyarsk Yeniseysk Governorate 26,600 Siberian Federal District,  Russia
Kutais Kutais Governorate 32,492  Georgia
Maikop Kuban Oblast 33,276 Southern Federal District,  Russia
Namangan Fergana Oblast 61,906  Uzbekistan
Old Marghelan Fergana Oblast 36,592  Uzbekistan
Omsk Akmolinsk Oblast 37,470 Siberian Federal District,  Russia
Osh Fergana Oblast 35,918  Kyrgyzstan
Samarkand Samarkand Oblast[4] 54,900  Uzbekistan
Semipalatinsk Semipalatinsk Oblast 26,353  Kazakhstan
Shusha Erivan Governorate 25,656  Azerbaijan
Stavropol Stavropol Governorate 41,621 North Caucasian Federal District,  Russia
Tashkent Syr-Darya Oblast 156,506  Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi) Tiflis Governorate 159,862  Georgia
Tobolsk Tobolsk Governorate 20,427 Ural Federal District,  Russia
Tomsk Tomsk Governorate 52,430 Siberian Federal District,  Russia
Tyumen Tobolsk Governorate 29,588 Ural Federal District,  Russia
Uralsk Ural Oblast 36,597  Kazakhstan
Vladikavkaz Terek Oblast 48,843 North Caucasian Federal District,  Russia
Vladivostok Primorskaya Oblast 28,896 Far Eastern Federal District,  Russia
Verny Semirechye Oblast 22,982  Kazakhstan
Abo (Turku) Abo-Byorneborg Governorate 32,184  Finland
Helsingfors (Helsinki) Nyuland Governorate 66,734  Finland
Tammerfors (Tampere) Tavastgus Governorate 22,169  Finland
Vyborg Vyborg Governorate 21,290 Northwestern Federal District,  Russia[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "The First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897. Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia", Demoscope Weekly [ru], ISSN 1726-2887, archived from the original on 2014-10-06
  2. ^ "Russia: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. hdl:2027/njp.32101020157267.
  3. ^ Territories of the Russian Federation. Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook, hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t56d5rp04 – via Hathi Trust
  5. ^ a b "Volga Federal District" (in Russian). Nizhny Novgorod: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Volga Federal District. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Северо-Западный федеральный округ" [Northwestern Federal District] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District, Northwestern Federal District. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ^ "U.N. Will Treat Crimea as Part of Ukraine, Not Russia: U.S.", New York Times, Reuters, 2 April 2014

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