Belgorod Governorate

Belgorod Governorate Белгородская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1727–1779
Coat of arms
Capital	Belgorod
Population
• 1762	717,265
History
• Established	1727
• Disestablished	1779
Preceded by Succeeded by Kiev Governorate Kursk Viceroyalty Oryol Viceroyalty Sloboda Ukraine Governorate

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.

On March 1, 1727, Belgorod Province was separated from Kiev Governorate and became its own governorate.[1] Later in the same year, Oryol and Sevsk Provinces were annexed from Kiev, too.[2]