Northern Dvina Governorate
| Northern Dvina Governorate Северо-Двинская губерния |
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| Governorate of Soviet Union | |||||
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| Capital | Veliky Ustyug | ||||
| History | |||||
| • | Established | July 24 1918 | |||
| • | Disestablished | July 15 1929 | |||
| Political subdivisions | five uyezds, then eighteen districts | ||||
Coordinates: 60°46′N 46°18′E / 60.767°N 46.300°E
Northern Dvina Governorate (Russian: Северо-Двинская губерния, Severo-Dvinskaya guberniya) was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city of Veliky Ustyug. The governorate was located in the North of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided between Arkhangelsk, Vologda, Kostroma, and Kirov Oblasts and the Komi Republic. The name of the governorate originates from the Northern Dvina River.
The governorate was established on July 24, 1918 by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The territory of the governorate was formed from five uyezds which were prviously a part of Vologda Governorate (the uyezd centers are given in parentheses)
In August 1921, the eastern part of the Governorate was split off and moved to the newly formed Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast.
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