Ural Oblast (Russian Empire)

Ural Oblast
Уральская область
Ural Oblast Уральская область
Oblast of the Russian Empire
1868–1920
	Coat of arms
	; Map of Ural Oblast
Capital	Uralsk
History
• Established	1868
• Disestablished	12 October 1920
Today part of	Kazakhstan; Russia; Uzbekistan

The Ural Oblast (Russian: Уральская область; Eng: Uralskaya Oblast) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day western Kazakhstan. It was created out of the territories of the former Kazakh khanate.

Demographics

As of 1897, 684,590 people populated the oblast. Kazakhs constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Russians and Tatars. Total Turkic speaking were 478,695 (74,2%).

Ethnic groups in 1897

TOTAL	645,121	100%
Kazakhs	460,173	71,3%
Russians	160,894	24,9%
Tatars	17,809	2,8%

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References

^ "The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. The distribution of the population by native language and counties of the Russian Empire except the provinces of European Russia". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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[1] "The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. The distribution of the population by native language and counties of the Russian Empire except the provinces of European Russia". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

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