Administrative divisions of Russia in 1710–1713

History of the
administrative
division of Russia
1708–1710
1710–1713
1713–1714
1714–1717
1717–1719
1719–1725
1725–1726
1726–1727
1727–1728
1728–1744
1744–1764

Major events

  • June 14 [O.S. June 3], 1710—Ingermanland Governorate was renamed St. Petersburg Governorate after the city of St. Petersburg.
  • October 25 [O.S. October 14], 1710—all governorates were divided into lots (Russian: доли)[1]—a new level of grouping above dvors (courts of knyazes). A "lot" was defined as a unit grouping 5,536 dvors. The process of introducing lots lasted until 1713. As a result, all governorates were subdivided into a total of 146.7 lots.

Subdivisions (as of 1712)

  • Archangelgorod Governorate (Архангелогородская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 18.5 lots.
  • Azov Governorate (Азовская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 7.5 lots.
  • Kazan Governorate (Казанская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 21 lots.
  • Kiev Governorate (Киевская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 5 lots.
  • Moscow Governorate (Московская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 44.5 lots.
  • St. Petersburg Governorate (Санкт-Петербургская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 32.2 lots.
  • Siberia Governorate (Сибирская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 9 lots.
  • Smolensk Governorate (Смоленская губерния)
    • Subdivided into 9 lots.

References

  1. ^ С. А. Тархов (2001). "Изменение административно-территориального деления России за последние 300 лет". Электронная версия журнала "География". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13.