Yakutsk Oblast

Yakutsk Oblast
Якутская область (Russian)
Oblast of Russian Empire (1805–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1918–1920)
1805–1920
Coat of arms

Yakutsk Oblast within the Russian Empire

CapitalYakutsk
Area 
• 
3,489,689 km2 (1,347,376 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897
269,880
 • TypeOblast
Historical era19th century
• Established
1805
• Disestablished
1920
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Irkutsk Governorate
Yakut ASSR
Today part ofSakha Republic

Yakutsk Oblast (Russian: Якутская область) is a historical oblast (province) within the Russian Empire and the RSFSR (until 1920). It corresponds with the modern day Sakha Republic. The administrative center was Yakutsk.