Penza Governorate () was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1796 to 1797 and again from 1801 to 1928; its seat was in the city of Penza.

Uyezds

Penza Governorate was subdivided into ten uyezds:

Penza Governorate

Gorodishchensky Uyezd

Insarsky Uyezd

Kerensky Uyezd

Krasnoslobodsky Uyezd

Mokshansky Uyezd

Narovchatsky Uyezd

Nizhnelomovsky Uyezd

Penzensky Uyezd

Saransky Uyezd

Chembarsky Uyezd

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Penza Governorate had a population of 1,470,474. Of these, 83.0% spoke Russian, 12.8% Mordvin, 4.0% Tatar, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% Polish as their native language.

Penza Governorate

References

1796 establishments in the Russian Empire

1797 disestablishments in the Russian Empire

1801 establishments in the Russian Empire

1928 disestablishments in Russia

States and territories disestablished in 1928

States and territories disestablished in 1797

States and territories established in 1796

States and territories established in 1801

History of Penza Oblast

History of Mordovia

History of Ulyanovsk Oblast

Penza Governorate