Yaroslavl Governorate

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Yaroslavl Governorate
Ярославская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1777–1929
Coat of arms of Yaroslavl Governorate
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalYaroslavl
Area 
 
35,615 km2 (13,751 sq mi)
Population 
 
1,166,800
History 
 Established
1777
 Disestablished
1929
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kostroma province
Uglich province
Yaroslavl province
Rybinsk Okrug
Yaroslavl Okrug

Yaroslavl Governorate (Russian: Ярославская губерния, romanized: Yaroslavskaya guberniya)[1] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, located in European Russia in the Upper Volga Region. It existed from 1777 to 1929; its seat was in the city of Yaroslavl.[2]

Demographics

Population by spoken language in Yaroslavl Governorate (1897)[3]
LanguageNative speakersPercentage
Russian1,064,52599.3%
Yiddish1,5540.1%
Polish1,4200.1%
Other languages3.8560.5%
Total1,071,355100.00

Notable people

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