Baku Governorate
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| Established | 1846 as Shemakha Governorate; renamed to Baku Governorate in 1859 |
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| Abolished | 1917 | |
| Political status | Governorate | |
| Region | Caucasus Viceroyalty | |
| Area | 34,400 verst² | |
| Population (1897 census) | ||
| • Total | 789659 | |
| • Density | 23 inhab. / verst² | |
| • Urban | 19.80% | |
| • Rural | 80.20% | |
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Baku Governorate (Russian: Бакинская губерния, Pre-Reform Russian: Бакинская губернiя) was one of the guberniyas of the Russian Empire, with its centre in Baku. Area (1897): 34,4000 sq. verstas, population (1897): 789,659. The only foreign border of the governorate was Persia, in the south. Within the empire it bordered with Elisabethpol Governorate (Tiflis and Erivan Governorates before 1868) and Dagestan Oblast.
It belonged to the Caucasus Viceroyalty.
The governorate was established in 1846 as Shemakha Governorate, in place of several military precincts. In 1849 Shahur-Daralagoz uzeyd was part of newly founded Erivan Governorate. After the devastating 1859 Shamakhi earthquake it was decided to transfter the capital of the governorate from Shemakha to Baku. On July 12, 1859 the governorate's name was changed accordingly. The coat of arms of the governorate was instituted on July 5, 1878[1]. Initially Baku Governorate included Karabakh and Zangezur, which were separated in 1868 to create Elisabethpol Governorate.
The governorate was preserved until the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, when it was split into Baku Governorate and Lankaran General-Governorate.
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