Semipalatinsk Oblast

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The Semipalatinsk Oblast (Russian: Семипалатинская область) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day northeastern 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 614,999(89,8%).

Ethnic groups in 1897[1]

TOTAL 684,590 100%
Kazakhs 604,564 88,3%
Russians 65,062 9,5%
Tatars 9,940 1,5%

References

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