Simbirsk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, 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 of May 9, 1924, the city of Simbirsk has renamed Ulyanovsk, which included the volost, the uyezd, and the governorate itself.Декрет ЦИК СССР от 9 мая 1924 года «О переименовании города Симбирска в город Ульяновск и Симбирской губернии в губернию Ульяновскую»
In 1925, the Alatyrsky uezd was transferred to the Chuvash ASSR and 4 uezds remained in the Ulyanovsk Governorate: Ardatovsk, Karsunsk, Syzransk, and Ulyanovsk.
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.»
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 +(1897)UyezdRussianMordvin Chuvash TatarAlatyrsky73,0 %26,7 %Ardatovsk59,6 %39,4 %Buinsky17,3 %3,8 %44,3 %34,6 %Karsunsky85,3 %8,3 %2,3 %3,9 %Kurmyshsky52,5 %6,4 %25,9 %15,0 %Sengileyevsky78,9 %10,7 %4,6 %4,5 %Simbirsky77,1 %4,9 %7,4 %9,8 %Syzransky88,7 %4,1 %3,4 %3,1 %Total68,0 %12,4 %10,5 %8,8 %
Religion +(1898)Orthodox ChristianityIslamSchismBaptist TatarsCatholic ChristianityProtestant ChristianityJudaismPaganism1 407 317144 44031 3844 0311 8311 283472441
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