Kamchatka Governorate

Kamchatka Governorate
Камчатская губерния (Russian)
Former subdivision of Soviet Union
1922–1926
CapitalPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
History 
• Established
10 November 1922
• Disestablished
4 January 1926
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kamchatka Oblast (Russian Empire)
Far Eastern Krai
Today part ofRussia


Kamchatka Governorate (Russian: Камчатская губерния) was an administrative-territorial unit of the RSFSR, which existed in 1922-1926. The center is the city of Petropavlovsk Port (since 1924 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky).

The province was formed on November 10, 1922, from the former Kamchatka region.[1]

It was divided into 6 districts: Anadyrsky, Chukotsky, Gizhiginsky, Okhotsky, Commander and Petropavlovsk.

  1. ^ A. V. Ptashinsky (26 August 2022). "Kamchatka province". Archived from the original on 2022-10-21.