Kharkov Governorate

Kharkov Governorate Харьковская губернiя Харьковское наместничество
Governorate of the Russian Empire
← 1835–1918 →
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Kharkiv Governorate of the Russian Empire
Capital		Kharkіv
History
•	Established	1835
•	Disestablished	1918
Population
•	(1897)	2,492,316

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Kharkov Governorate (Ха́рьковская губе́рния) was a governorate of the Russian Empire founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. From 1765 to 1780 and from 1796 to 1835 the governorate was called the Sloboda Ukraine Governorate. In 1780-1796 there existed the Kharkov Viceroyalty.

Coordinates: 50°00′00″N 36°13′45″E / 50.0000°N 36.2292°E / 50.0000; 36.2292

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