Tver Governorate

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Tver Governorate
Тверская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1929
Coat of arms of Tver
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalTver
Population 
• 
1,769,135
History 
• Established
12 December 1796
• Disestablished
12 August 1929
Political subdivisions12 uyezds

Tver Governorate (Russian: Тверская губерния, romanizedTverskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Tver. The governorate was located in the north of the European part of the Russian Empire and bordered Novgorod Governorate in the north, Yaroslavl Governorate in the east, Vladimir Governorate in the southeast, Moscow Governorate in the south, Smolensk Governorate in the southwest, and Pskov Governorate in the west.

The area of the governorate is currently split between the Tver and Moscow oblasts. Minor parts of Tver Governorate also currently belong to the Yaroslavl and Novgorod oblasts.