The Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty^{[lower-alpha 1]} was an administrative-territorial unit (namestnichestvo) of the Russian Empire, which was created on 26 March 1783 by merging Novorossiya Governorate and Azov Governorate. On 31 December 1796, it was incorporated into re-established Novorossiya Governorate.

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Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty Екатеринославское наместничество
Viceroyalty of Russian Empire
1783–1796
Coat of arms
Map of 1792
Capital	Kremenchug (1783), Yekaterinoslav (1789-1796)
History
• Established	March 26 1783
• Disestablished	December 31 1796
Preceded by Succeeded by Novorossiya Governorate Azov Governorate Don Host Oblast Novorossiya Governorate Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Today part of	Ukraine Russia

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The Viceroyalty was divided into counties known as uyezds. There were around 15 counties.