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24-572: In the 19th century, the area belonged to Kherson Governorate . After the Russian Revolution , the area underwent a series of administrative changes. In December 1920, it was renamed Nikolayev Governorate, and in 1921 it was merged into Odesa Governorate . In 1923, governorates were abolished in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic . As a result, Mykolaiv Raion of Mykolaiv Okruha was established, with

48-513: A gradonachalnik ( Russian : градоначальник ), answerable directly to the tsar and (from 1822) the governor-general of Novorossiya and Bessarabia , and Nikolayev by a military governor. In 1920, while being under the Bolshevik rule, the governorate's territory, 70,600 km (27,259 sq mi), was divided to form the newer Odessa Governorate . The Kherson Governorate was renamed Mykolaiv Governorate in 1921, and in 1922 – merged with

72-525: A constituent unit of the larger Governorate General with Kiev being the capital of both well into the 20th century. In 1915, the General Governorate was disbanded while the guberniya continued to exist. Kiev Governorate consisted of 12 uyezds (their administrative centres in brackets): Russian Empire Census of 1897 In the times after the Russian revolution in 1917–1921 , the lands of

96-515: The 1897 Russian Census , there were 3,559,229 people in the guberniya making it the most populous one in all of the Russian Empire. Most of the population was rural. There were 459,253 people living in cities, including about 248,000 in Kiev . According to individuals' mother tongue , the census classified the respondents as follows: 2,819,145 Malorossy ( Ukrainians ) representing 79.2% of

120-1026: The Volhynia and the Podolia Governorates formed the Kiev Governorate General , also known as the Southwestern Krai . At the time, Vasily Levashov was appointed the Military Governor of Kiev as well as the General Governor of Podolia and Volhynia. In 1845, the population of the Governorate was 1,704,661. At the turn of the 20th century, the governorate included twelve uyezds named by their centers: Berdychiv , Cherkasy , Chyhyryn , Kaniv , Kiev , Lipovets , Radomyshl , Skvyra , Tarashcha , Uman , Vasylkiv and Zvenyhorodka . By

144-603: The Kherson Governorate had a population of 2,733,612, including 1,400,981 men and 1,332,631 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Russian , Jewish , Romanian , and German speaking minorities. 46°38′00″N 32°36′00″E  /  46.6333°N 32.6000°E  / 46.6333; 32.6000 Kiev Governorate 50°27′00″N 30°31′25″E  /  50.4500°N 30.5236°E  / 50.4500; 30.5236 Kiev Governorate

168-606: The Kiev Governorate switched hands on several occasions. After the last Imperial governor Alexey Ignatyev (who ruled until March 6, 1917) fell from power, the local leaders were appointed by competing authorities. At times, the Governorate appointed by the Central Rada and the Governorate appointed by the Communists both claimed sole authority over the Governorate, while some of the short-lived ruling regimes of

192-541: The Odessa Governorate. In 1925, the Odessa Governorate was abolished, and its territory was divided into six okruhas : Kherson, Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Pershotravneve, and Zinoviivske. In 1932, much of this territory was incorporated into the new Odesa Oblast , now an administrative division of the modern Ukrainian nation, which was divided to form the Mykolaiv Oblast . Until 1858, a third of

216-523: The administrative center in Mykolaiv, which belonged to the raion. In 1925, governorates were abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to the Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, including Mykolaiv Raion. Instead the area was transferred to Varvarivka Raion . On 27 February 1932, the area was transferred to the newly created Odesa Oblast . On 22 September 1937, Mykolaiv Oblast

240-588: The cities of Mykolaiv and Ochakiv , which were previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to any raion, were merged into Mykolaiv Raion. In 2001, population of the district was 34,675. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 29,389 (2020 est.) After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 19 hromadas : Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of five hromadas, Kherson Governorate Kherson Governorate , known until 1803 as Nikolayev Governorate ,

264-464: The east, Taurida Governorate to the southeast, Black Sea to the south, and Bessarabia Governorate to the west. It roughly corresponds to what is now most of Mykolaiv , Kirovohrad and Odesa Oblasts in Ukraine and some parts of Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts . The economy of the governorate was mainly based on agriculture. During the grain harvest, thousands of agricultural laborers from

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288-468: The parts of the Empire found work in the area. The industrial part of the economy, consisting primarily of flour milling, distilling, metalworking industry, iron mining, beet-sugar processing, and brick industry, was underdeveloped. The governorate bordered Bessarabia Governorate to the west, with Kiev and Poltava Governorates to the north, to the east could be found Yekaterinoslav Governorate , and in

312-530: The population ( military settlers, admiralty settlements, foreign colonists, etc. ) was subject to martial law. The gubernia had a population of about 245,000 in 1812; 893,000 in 1851; 1,330,000 in 1863; 2,027,000 in 1885; 2,733,600 in 1897 ; and 3,744,600 in 1914. In the 1850s it consisted of Ukrainians ( 68–75 % ), Romanians ( 8–11 % ), Russians ( 3–7 % ), Jews ( 6 % ), Germans ( 4 % ), Bulgarians ( 2 % ), Poles , Greeks , and Gypsies . In 1914, Ukrainians composed only 53% of

336-481: The population, 430,489 Jews representing 12.1% of the population, 209,427 Velikorossy ( Russians ) representing 5.9% of the population, and 68,791 Poles representing 1.9% of the population. By faith, 2,983,736 census respondents were Orthodox Christians , 433,728 were Jews and 106,733 were of the Roman Catholic Church. The estimated population in 1906 was 4,206,100. Kiev Governorate remained

360-539: The population, while Russians made up 22% and Jews – 12%. Urban dwellers made up 10 to 20 percent of the population until the 1850s, after which the proportion of urban dwellers increased, to about 30% in 1897. Migration within the Russian Empire mainly accounted for the area's population growth, with 46% of the population born outside of the governorate in 1897. According to the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897,

384-616: The right-bank parts of the former Kiev Viceroyalty merged with territories of the former Kiev and Bracław Voivodeships which were gained by the Russian Empire from the partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (the lands of the Polish Crown province). The edict took effect on August 29, 1797, bringing the total number of uyezds to twelve. On January 22, 1832, the Kiev Governorate, along with

408-572: The southward direction was located Taurida Governorate . From 1809, the governorate consisted of five uyezds : Khersonsky Uyezd , Aleksandriysky Uyezd , Ovidiopol , Tiraspolsky Uyezd , and Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd . The city of Odessa carried a special status. In 1825, Odessky Uyezd and in 1834, Ananyevsky Uyezd were added into the territorial division of the Kherson Governorate. A seventh uyezd – Bobrynets, existed from 1828 to 1865. The cities of Odessa and Nikolayev (in 1803–1861) and their surrounding vicinity were governed separately: Odessa by

432-641: The territory did not establish any particular administrative subdivision. The Soviet Ukrainian authority re-established the Governorate, whose leading post was titled the Chairman of the Governorate's Revolutionary Committee ( revkom ) or of the Executive Committee ( ispolkom ) . In the course of the Soviet administrative reform of 1923–1929 the Kiev Governorate of the Ukrainian SSR

456-438: Was abolished, and split between Varvarivka and Veselynove Raions . In January 1963, Varvarivka Raion was abolished, and Mykolaiv Raion was re-established. On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Mykolaiv Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions, Berezanka , Nova Odesa , Ochakiv , and Vitovka Raions , as well as

480-567: Was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–18; 1918–21), Ukrainian State (1918), and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–1925; part of the Soviet Union since 1922). It included the territory of the right-bank Ukraine and was formed after a division of the Kiev Viceroyalty into Kiev and Little Russia Governorates in 1796. Its capital

504-478: Was an administrative-territorial unit ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire , with its capital in Kherson . It encompassed 71,936 square kilometres (27,775 sq mi) in area and had a population of 2,733,612 inhabitants. At the time of the census in 1897, it bordered Podolia Governorate to the northwest, Kiev Governorate to the north, Poltava Governorate to the northeast, Yekaterinoslav Governorate to

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528-404: Was established on lands which previously belonged to Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa Oblasts, and Varvarivka Raion became part of newly created Mykolaiv Oblast. On 8 August 1945, Shyrokolanivka Raion was established on the area which previously belonged to Varvarivka and Tylihulo-Berezanka Raions . The area thus became split between Varvarivka and Shyrokyi Lan Raions. On 7 June 1957, Shyrokyi Lan Raion

552-605: Was in Kiev . By the early 20th century, it consisted of 12 uyezds , 12 cities, 111 miasteczkos and 7344 other settlements. After the October Revolution , it became part of the administrative division of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1923 it was divided into several okrugs and on 6 June 1925 it was abolished by the Soviet administrative reforms. Kiev Governorate on the right bank of Dnieper was officially established by Emperor Paul I 's edict of November 30, 1796. However it

576-504: Was not until 1800 when the first governor was appointed. Prior to such, the territory was governed by the Kiev Viceroy Vasiliy Krasno-Milashevich (in 1796 –1800). Three existing Left-bank Ukraine viceroyalties were merged into one Little Russia Governorate centered on Chernigov , while the Kiev Governorate now centered on Right-bank Ukraine . With Kiev still the capital, the governorate included

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