Irkutsk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, located in Siberia. It existed from 1764 to 1926; its seat was in the city of Irkutsk.
Demographics + Population by spoken language in Irkutsk Governorate (1897) Language Native speakers Percentage Russian375,99773.1% Buryat108,86721.2% Yiddish7,1111.4% Tatar6,9811.4% Polish3,8640.8% Yakut2,7340.5% Ukrainian2,1770.4% Tungusic2,0170.4% Romani1,0940.2% German6070.1% Other languages2.8181.3% Total 514,267 100.00 References