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Belgorod Governorate

Belgorod Governorate

1727–1779 unit of Russia

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 city of Kursk Governorate.

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History

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]

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