Vyatka Governorate

Vyatka Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR from 1796 to 1929, with its capital in Vyatka (now Kirov).

The area of the governorate roughly corresponds to modern-day Kirov Oblast and Udmurtia.

It was formed on territory of the historical lands of Vyatka (Latin: Veticiae).

Its area was approximately 169,629 km2 (65,494 sq mi).

The governorate was divided into 11 uyezds: According to the 1897 census, the population of the Vyatka Governorate was 3,030,831.