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The following is a list of the largest cities (over 25,000 inhabitants) in the Russian Empire according to the 1897 Russian Imperial Census .
European Russia
City
Governorate of the Russian Empire [1]
Population[2]
Status (2015)
Astrakhan
Astrakhan Governorate
112,880
Southern Federal District , Russia [3]
Belgorod
Kursk Governorate
26,564
Central Federal District , Russia
Bendery
Bessarabia Governorate
31,797
Moldova
Berdyansk
Taurida Governorate [4]
26,496
Ukraine
Berdicheff
Kiev Governorate
53,351
Ukraine
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi
Bessarabia Governorate
28,258
Ukraine
Bobruisk
Minsk Governorate
34,336
Belarus
Brest-Litovsk
Grodno Governorate [4]
46,568
Belarus
Byelostok (Białystok)
Grodno Governorate
66,032
Poland
Cherkassy
Kiev Governorate
29,600
Ukraine
Chernihiv
Chernigov Governorate
27,716
Ukraine
Kronstadt
Saint Petersburg Governorate
59,525
Northwestern Federal District , Russia
Czenstochowa (Częstochowa)
Petrokov Governorate
45,045
Poland
Dorpat (Tartu)
Governorate of Livonia
42,308
Estonia
Dünaburg (Daugavpils)
Vitebsk Governorate
69,675
Latvia
Ekaterinoslav (Dnipropetrovsk)
Yekaterinoslav Governorate
112,839
Ukraine
Yelizavetgrad (Kropyvnytskyi)
Kherson Governorate
61,488
Ukraine
Gomel
Mogilev Governorate
36,775
Belarus
Grodno
Grodno Governorate
46,919
Belarus
Ivanoff-Voznesensk (Ivanovo)
Vladimir Governorate
54,208
Central Federal District , Russia
Kaluga
Kaluga Governorate
49,513
Central Federal District , Russia
Kamenets-Podolsk (Kamianets-Podilskyi)
Podolia Governorate
35,934
Ukraine
Kazan
Kazan Governorate
129,959
Volga Federal District , Russia
Kerch
Taurida Governorate
33,347
Crimean Federal District , Russia / Ukraine
Kharkoff (Kharkiv)
Kharkov Governorate
173,989
Ukraine
Kherson
Kherson Governorate
59,076
Ukraine
Kieff (Kiev)
Kiev Governorate
247,723
Ukraine
Kishineff (Chișinău)
Bessarabia
108,483
Moldova
Kostroma
Kostroma Governorate
41,336
Central Federal District , Russia
Kovno (Kaunas)
Kovno Governorate
70,920
Lithuania
Kozlov (Michurinsk)
Tambov Governorate
40,297
Central Federal District , Russia
Krementchug
Poltava Governorate
63,007
Ukraine
Kursk
Kursk Governorate
75,721
Central Federal District , Russia
Libau (Liepāja)
Courland Governorate
64,489
Latvia
Lodz
Petrokov Governorate
314,020
Poland
Łomża
Łomża Governorate
26,093
Poland
Lublin
Lublin Governorate
50,385
Poland
Mariupol
Yekaterinoslav Governorate
31,116
Ukraine
Minsk
Minsk Governorate
90,912
Belarus
Mitau (Jelgava)
Courland Governorate
35,131
Latvia
Moghilev on Dnieper
Mogilev Governorate
43,119
Belarus
Morshansk
Tambov Governorate
26,458
Central Federal District , Russia
Moscow
Moscow Governorate
1,038,591
Central Federal District , Russia
Nakhichevan-on-Don
Don Host Oblast
28,427
Southern Federal District , Russia
Nizhny-Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate
90,053
Volga Federal District , Russia [5]
Nikolaieff (Mykolaiv)
Kherson Governorate
92,012
Ukraine
Veliky Novgorod
Novgorod Governorate
25,736
Northwestern Federal District , Russia
Novotcherkask
Don Host Oblast
51,963
Southern Federal District , Russia
Nezhin
Chernigov Governorate
32,113
Ukraine
Odessa
Kherson Governorate [4]
403,815
Ukraine
Oryol
Oryol Governorate
69,735
Central Federal District , Russia
Orenburg
Orenburg Governorate
72,425
Volga Federal District , Russia
Pabianice
Petrokov Governorate
26,765
Poland
Penza
Penza Governorate
59,981
Volga Federal District , Russia
Perm
Perm Governorate
45,205
Volga Federal District , Russia
Pinsk
Minsk Governorate
28,368
Belarus
Petrokow (Piotrków)
Petrokov Governorate
31,182
Poland
Plotsk (Płock)
Plotsk Governorate
26,966
Poland
Poltava
Poltava Governorate
53,703
Ukraine
Pskov
Pskov Governorate
30,478
Northwestern Federal District , Russia [6]
Radom
Radom Governorate [4]
29,896
Poland
Reval (Tallinn)
Estonia Governorate [4]
64,572
Estonia
Riga
Governorate of Livonia [4]
282,230
Latvia
Rostov on Don
Don Host Oblast [4]
119,476
Southern Federal District , Russia
Ryazan
Ryazan Governorate
46,122
Central Federal District , Russia
Rybinsk
Yaroslavl Governorate
25,290
Central Federal District , Russia
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg Governorate
1,264,920
Northwestern Federal District , Russia [6]
Samara
Samara Governorate
89,999
Volga Federal District , Russia
Saratov
Saratov Governorate
137,147
Volga Federal District , Russia
Serpukhov
Moscow Governorate
30,571
Central Federal District , Russia
Sebastopol
Taurida Governorate [4]
53,595
Crimean Federal District , Russia / Ukraine [7]
Siedlce
Siedlce Governorate [4]
26,234
Poland
Simbirsk
Simbirsk Governorate
41,684
Volga Federal District , Russia
Simferopol
Taurida Governorate [4]
49,078
Crimean Federal District , Russia / Ukraine
Smolensk
Smolensk Governorate
46,699
Central Federal District , Russia
Sumy
Kharkov Governorate
27,564
Ukraine
Syzran
Simbirsk Governorate
32,383
Volga Federal District , Russia
Taganrog
Don Host Oblast
51,437
Southern Federal District , Russia
Tambov
Tambov Governorate
48,015
Central Federal District , Russia
Tiraspol
Kherson Governorate
31,616
Moldova
Tsaritsyn (Volgograd)
Saratov Governorate [4]
55,186
Southern Federal District , Russia
Tula
Tula Governorate
114,733
Central Federal District , Russia
Tver
Tver Governorate
53,544
Central Federal District , Russia
Ufa
Ufa Governorate
49,275
Volga Federal District , Russia
Uman
Kiev Governorate
31,016
Ukraine
Vilna (Vilnius)
Vilna Governorate
154,532
Lithuania
Vinnytsia
Podolia Governorate
30,563
Ukraine
Vitebsk
Vitebsk Governorate
65,871
Belarus
Vladimir
Vladimir Oblast
28,479
Central Federal District , Russia
Vologda
Vologda Governorate
27,705
Northwestern Federal District , Russia
Volsk
Saratov Governorate
27,058
Volga Federal District , Russia
Voronezh
Voronezh Governorate
80,599
Central Federal District , Russia
Vyatka (Kirov)
Vyatka Governorate
25,008
Volga Federal District , Russia [5]
Warsaw
Warsaw Governorate
683,692
Poland
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl Governorate
71,616
Central Federal District , Russia
Yeisk
Kuban Oblast
35,446
Southern Federal District , Russia
Yelets
Oryol Governorate
46,956
Central Federal District , Russia
Zhitomir
Volhynian Governorate
65,895
Ukraine
Russia in Asia
City
Governorate
Population[2]
Status (2015)
Alexandropol
Erivan Governorate
30,735
Armenia
Andijan
Fergana Oblast
46,680
Uzbekistan
Baku
Baku Governorate
112,253
Azerbaijan
Barnaul
Tomsk Governorate
29,408
Siberian Federal District , Russia
Batum
Kutais Governorate
26,417
Georgia
Ekaterinburg
Perm Governorate
43,239
Ural Federal District , Russia
Ekaterinodar
Kuban Oblast
65,697
Southern Federal District , Russia
Elisabethpol
Elisabethpol Governorate
33,022
Azerbaijan
Erivan
Erivan Governorate
28,910
Armenia
Irkutsk
Irkutsk Governorate
51,484
Siberian Federal District , Russia
Kars
Kars Oblast
20,891
Turkey
Khodzent (Khujand)
Samarkand Oblast
30,076
Tajikistan
Kokand
Fergana Oblast
54,452
Uzbekistan
Krasnoyarsk
Yeniseysk Governorate
26,600
Siberian Federal District , Russia
Kutais
Kutais Governorate
32,492
Georgia
Maikop
Kuban Oblast
33,276
Southern Federal District , Russia
Namangan
Fergana Oblast
61,906
Uzbekistan
Old Marghelan
Fergana Oblast
36,592
Uzbekistan
Omsk
Akmolinsk Oblast
37,470
Siberian Federal District , Russia
Osh
Fergana Oblast
35,918
Kyrgyzstan
Samarkand
Samarkand Oblast [4]
54,900
Uzbekistan
Semipalatinsk
Semipalatinsk Oblast
26,353
Kazakhstan
Shusha
Erivan Governorate
25,656
Azerbaijan
Stavropol
Stavropol Governorate
41,621
North Caucasian Federal District , Russia
Tashkent
Syr-Darya Oblast
156,506
Uzbekistan
Tiflis (Tbilisi)
Tiflis Governorate
159,862
Georgia
Tobolsk
Tobolsk Governorate
20,427
Ural Federal District , Russia
Tomsk
Tomsk Governorate
52,430
Siberian Federal District , Russia
Tyumen
Tobolsk Governorate
29,588
Ural Federal District , Russia
Uralsk
Ural Oblast
36,597
Kazakhstan
Vladikavkaz
Terek Oblast
48,843
North Caucasian Federal District , Russia
Vladivostok
Primorskaya Oblast
28,896
Far Eastern Federal District , Russia
Verny
Semirechye Oblast
22,982
Kazakhstan
See also
References
^ "The First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897. Breakdown of population by mother tongue and districts in 50 Governorates of the European Russia" , Demoscope Weekly [ru ] , ISSN 1726-2887 , archived from the original on 2014-10-06
^ a b c "Russia: Principal Towns". Statesman's Year-Book . London: Macmillan and Co. 1898. ;
^ Territories of the Russian Federation . Europa Territories of the World (13th ed.). Routledge. 2012. ISBN 978-1-85743-646-4 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire", Russian Gazetteer and Guide , London: Russian Outlook – via Hathi Trust ;
^ a b "Volga Federal District" (in Russian). Nizhny Novgorod: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District , Volga Federal District. Retrieved 24 March 2015 .
^ a b c "Северо-Западный федеральный округ" [Northwestern Federal District] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District , Northwestern Federal District. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015 .
^ "U.N. Will Treat Crimea as Part of Ukraine, Not Russia: U.S." , New York Times , Reuters, 2 April 2014
This article incorporates information from the Russian Wikipedia .