Belgorod Governorate (Russian: Белгородская губерния, romanized: Belgorodskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire in 1727–1779 with its capital in Belgorod. In 1775–1779, as a result of the gubernatorial reform of Catherine II, Belgorod Governorate was divided between the newly formed viceroyalties, and Belgorod became the uyezd cityofKursk Governorate.
| Belgorod Governorate
Белгородская губерния
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| Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||||||
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| Capital | Belgorod | ||||||||||||
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• 1762 | 717,265 | ||||||||||||
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• Established | 1727 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1779 | ||||||||||||
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Belgorod Governorate was separated from Kiev Governorate on March 1, 1727.[1] Initially, a governorate consisted of one Belgorod Province, later, in the same 1727, Oryol and Sevsk Provinces were annexed to it.[2]
