Saint Petersburg Governorate

Saint Petersburg Governorate Санкт-Петербургская губерния
Governorate
Coat of arms
Location in the Russian Empire
Country	Russian Empire
Established	1708
Abolished	1927
Capital	Shlisselburg (until 1712) Saint Petersburg (from 1712)
Area
• Total	44,613 km2 (17,225 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	2,112,033
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Urban	67.32%
• Rural	32.68%

Saint Petersburg Governorate^[a] was a province (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Saint Petersburg. The governorate was composed of 44,613 square kilometres (17,225 sq mi) of area and 2,112,033 inhabitants. It was bordered by Estonian and Livonian Governorates to the west, Pskov Governorate to the south, Novgorod Governorate to the east, Olonets Governorate to the northeast, and Vyborg Governorate of the Grand Duchy of Finland to the north. The governorate covered most of the areas of modern Leningrad Oblast and Ida-Viru, Jõgeva, Tartu, Põlva, and Võru counties of Estonia.
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