Simbirsk province (Geographic Playing Card)
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Title:
Simbirsk province
Subject:
Regional Diversity
Creator:
Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov
Source:
Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)
Publisher:
Library of Congress; Russian National Library
Date:
1856
Rights:
Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Language:
Russian
Region:
Middle Volga region
Capital:
Simbirsk
Area (sq. miles):
17,841
Population:
1,044,782
Population density:
58.6 people per square mile
Ethnicity of inhabitants:
Ukrainians, Chuvash, Cheremis, Mordvinians
Economic activities:
crop farming, cattle farming, grain trade, trade in lard and leather, fishing, fairs, hat-making
Trade:
Trade is in a flourishing state.
Cities:
8
Notable features:
Simbirskskaia and Promzinskaia piers. Simbirsk was founded in 1648.
Climate:
rather temperate
Card #:
50