Narovchat district - administrative-territorial unit of the Penza province , which existed in 1780 - 1925 . District city - Narovchat .
| Narovchatskiy uyezd | |
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| A country |  Russian empire |
| Province | Penza province |
| County town | Narovchat |
| Population | 118 212 [1] ( 1 897 ) |
| Square | 2,295.0 miles Β² |
| Formed by | 1780 |
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Geographical position
The district was located in the west of the Penza province , bordered by the Tambov province . The county area in 1897 was 2,295.0 [1] vers Β² (2,612 kmΒ²) - the smallest county in the province.
History
The district was formed in September 1780 as part of the Penza governorship as a result of the reform of Catherine the Great . Since 1796 - in the Penza province .
By a decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of March 16, 1925, the Narovchatka district was abolished, its territory divided between Nizhnelomovsky and Bednodemyanovsky counties [2] .
Population
According to the census of 1897, 118,212 [1] people lived in the county. Including Russians - 86.3%, Mordvinians - 13.6%. 4,710 people lived in the town of Narovchat .
Administrative division
In 1913 there were 14 volosts in the county [3] :
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Notes
- β 1 2 3 Demoscope Weekly. The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. The cash population in the provinces, counties, cities of the Russian Empire (without Finland) . The appeal date is August 29, 2011. Archived on February 3, 2012.
- β History of administrative division . Narovchatsky fraternity. The appeal date is September 9, 2018.
- β Volost, stanichnyy, rural, communal administration and management, as well as the police camps of all of Russia are designated by land and their location . - Kiev: Publishing House of T-va L.M. Fish, 1913.
Links
- Narovchat // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Penzenskaya historical readings // "Narovchat and Narovchatskiy uzd"
- Old maps of Narovchatsky district