Saratov Governorate

Saratov Governorate
Саратовская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire (1797–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1917–1928)
1797–1928
Coat of arms of Saratov
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalSaratov
Area 
• 
84,495.2 km2 (32,623.8 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897[1]
2,405,829
History 
• Established
1797
• Disestablished
1928
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saratov Viceroyalty
Lower Volga Oblast
Middle Volga Oblast

Saratov Governorate (Russian: Саратовская губе́рния, romanizedSaratovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.

  1. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." [The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897]. Demoscope Weekly (in Russian).