Kamchatka Oblast (Russian Empire)

Originally, the Kamchatka Oblast was part of the Irkutsk Governorate and was formed on August 23, 1803. The center of the Oblast was appointed Verkhne-Kamchatsk, on April 21, 1812, the administration of the region was transferred to Petropavlovsk harbor. In 1822 the Oblast was abolished. Instead, in the Irkutsk Governorate, the Kamchatka Maritime Administration was established with its center in Petropavlovsk.

In 1849, the Kamchatka Oblast was re-established from the Kamchatka Maritime Administration and the Gizhiginsky District of the Okhotsk Maritime Administration. However, already in 1856, the Kamchatka Oblast was abolished, and its territory became part of the Primorskaya Oblast.

By the law of June 30, 1909, the Kamchatka Oblast was created for the third time. The Oblast included Petropavlovsk, Okhotsk, Gizhiginsky, Anadyr Uyezds and the Commander Islands, separated from the Primorskaya Oblast. At the same time, in the territory of Chukotka (part of the Anadyr Uyezd) the Chukotka Uyezd was formed. In 1922, the Kamchatka Oblast was transformed into the Kamchatka Governorate.^[2]

Administrative divisions in 1909:^[3]

№	Uezd	Center	Coat of arms	Area, versts²	Population (1911)
1	Petropavlovsky	Petropavlovsk		339,697,1	10,200
2	Anadyrsky	Novo-Mariinsk		458,476,6	12,700
3	Gizhiginsky	Gizhiginsk		185,347,7	8,100
4	Komandorsky	—		1,524,0	1,300
5	Okhotsk	Okhotsk		158,365,4	5,000
6	Chukotsky	—		—	—

№	City	Population (1897)	Included in	Coat of arms
1	Aklansk	0 people (completely abandoned)	Gizhiginsky district
2	Nizhnekamchatsk	107 people	Petropavlovsk district

"In the silver shield there are three knolls or black fire-breathing mountains (middle one in front of the other two) with a scarlet flame and smoke above them. The shield is crowned with the ancient royal crown and is surrounded by golden oak leaves, connected by the Alexander Ribbon".