Tambov Governorate

Tambov Governorate
Тамбовская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1928
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Location within the Russian Empire
CapitalTambov
Area 
• 1897
66,589 km2 (25,710 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897
2,684,030
History 
• Established
1796
• Abolished
1928
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tambov Viceroyalty
Central Black Earth Oblast
Today part ofRussia

Tambov Governorate (Russian: Тамбовская губерния, romanizedTambovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, the Russian Republic, and the Russian SFSR, with its capital in Tambov. It was located between 51°14' and 55°6' north and between 38°9' and 43°38' east. It bordered Vladimir Governorate and Nizhny Novgorod Governorate to north, Penza Governorate and Saratov Governorate to the east, Voronezh Governorate to south and west, and Oryol Governorate, Tula Governorate, and Ryazan Governorate to the west.


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