Azov Governorate

Azov Governorate
Азовская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1775–1783

History 
• Established
1775
• Disestablished
1783
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Belgorod razryad
Don Host Land
Voronezh Governorate
Today part ofUkraine
Russia

Azov Governorate (Russian: Азовская губерния, romanizedAzovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1775 to 1783. Its capital was in Belyov Fortress and later in Yekaterinoslav.