Poltava Governorate

Poltava Governorate
Полтавская губерния
Coat of arms of Poltava Governorate
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
Established1802
Abolished1925
CapitalPoltava
Area
 • Total49,894 km2 (19,264 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total2,778,151
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
9.87%
 • Rural
90.13%

Poltava Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. It included the territory of left-bank Ukraine and was officially created in 1802 from the disbanded Little Russia Governorate, which was split between Chernigov and Poltava Governorates with its capital in Poltava.
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