Belgorod Governorate
{{Short description|1727–1779 unit of Russia}}
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
| native_name = Белгородская губерния
| conventional_long_name = Belgorod Governorate
| subdivision = Governorate
| nation = the Russian Empire
| year_start = 1727
| year_end = 1779
| p1 = Kiev Governorate
| s1 = Kursk Viceroyalty
| s2 = Oryol Viceroyalty
| s3 = Sloboda Ukraine Governorate
| capital = Belgorod
| stat_pop1 = 717,265
| stat_year1 = 1762
| image_coat = File:Belgorod coat of arms 1730 colors.png
}}
Belgorod Governorate ({{langx|ru|Белгородская губерния|Belgorodskaya guberniya}}) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire in 1727–1779 with its capital in Belgorod. In 1775–1779, as a result of the gubernatorial reform of Catherine II, Belgorod Governorate was divided between the newly formed viceroyalties, and Belgorod became the uyezd city of Kursk Governorate.
History
On March 1, 1727, Belgorod Province was separated from Kiev Governorate and became its own governorate.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-04 |title=Государственный архив Орловской области. Путеводитель. 1998 |url=http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=128&sid=37525 |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304121400/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=128&sid=37525 |url-status=dead }} Later in the same year, Oryol and Sevsk Provinces were annexed from Kiev, too.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-04 |title=Государственный архив Орловской области. Путеводитель. 1998 |url=http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=128&sid=37525 |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-date=2012-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304121400/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=128&sid=37525 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:1727 establishments in the Russian Empire
Category:1770s disestablishments in the Russian Empire
Category:Governorates of the Russian Empire