Chernihiv Governorate
Chernihiv Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit of the Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian SSR, existing from 1918 to 1925. It was inherited from the Russian system of territorial subdivisions that existed prior to World War I. Specifically, Chernigov Governorate, also known as the Government of Chernigov, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. It included the territory of the left-bank Ukraine and was officially created in 1802 from Malorossiya Governorate with its capital in Chernigov (Chernihiv). Little Russian Governorate was transformed into the General Government of Little Russia and consisted of Chernigov Governorate, Poltava Governorate, and later Kharkov Governorate.
| Chernihiv Governorate Чернігівська губернія | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Governorate of Ukrainian State and Ukrainian SSR | |||||||||||||||||||
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Chernihiv Governorate | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Chernihiv | ||||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||||
• (1897) | 52,396 km2 (20,230 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||||||
• (1897) | 2298000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 27 February 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 August 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | counties: 18 (1918–1919) 11 (1919–1923) okruhas: 5 (1923–1925) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Chernihiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast Bryansk Oblast Kursk Oblast Gomel Region | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chernigov Governorate Черниговская губерния | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Russian Empire (1802–1917), and Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1918) | |||||||||
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Chernigov Governorate within the Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Chernigov | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• (1897) | 52,396 km2 (20,230 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• (1897) | 2,298,000 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 27 February 1802 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 August 1918 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | uezds: 15 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Chernihiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast Bryansk Oblast | ||||||||
Chernigov Governorate borders are roughly consistent with the modern Chernihiv Oblast, but also included a large section of Sumy Oblast and smaller sections of the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, in addition to most of the Bryansk Oblast, Russia.