Perm Governorate
| Perm Governorate Пермская губерния |
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| Governorate of Russian Empire, Russian Republic, Soviet Russia | |||||
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| Capital | Perm | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | 1781 | |||
| • | Disestablished | November 3, 1923 | |||
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| • | (1897) | 332,052 km2(128,206 sq mi) | |||
| Population | |||||
| • | (1897) | 2,994,302 | |||
| Density | 9 /km2 (23.4 /sq mi) | ||||
| Political subdivisions | uezds: 12 | ||||
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Perm Governorate (Russian: Пермская губерния) – an administrative unit of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in 1781–1923. Located on both slopes of the Ural Mountains. The administrative center of the province was the city Perm.
November 20 (December 1) 1780 Catherine II signed a decree establishing the governorship of Perm in the two regions – Perm and Yekaterinburg, and the establishment of the provincial city of Perm. The first Governor-General of Perm and Tobol regions was appointed Lieutenant-General Yevgeny Petrovich Kashkin. In accordance with the decree of Emperor Paul I of December 12, 1796 "A new division of the state in the province," Perm and Tobolsk governor-generalship was divided in Perm and Tobolsk Governorates. July 15, 1919, from the Perm province has been allocated Yekaterinburg Governorate, consisting of 6 uyezds, located in the east, beyond the Urals. November 4, 1920, its membership was included Sarapulsky Uyezd of Vyatka Governorate. November 3, 1923, Perm province was abolished and its territory was included in the Ural Oblast with its center in Yekaterinburg.
Perm Governorate was bordered with Vologda Governorate (to the north), Tobolsk Governorate (to the east), Orenburg and Ufa governorates (to the south) and Vyatka Governorate (to the west). Governorate's area was 332,052 km², 181,000 of them – in Europe and 151,000 – in Asia. Ural mountains, that crossed governorate from north to south for 640 km was a border between European and Asian parts. Highest point of governorate was Konzhakovsky Kamen (1565 m). European part of Perm governorate situated in basin of Kama River, Asian part – in basin of Tobol River. Drainage basin of Pechora River occupied extreme north of Cherdynsky Uyezd.
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