Azov Governorate

Azov Governorate
Азовская губерния (Russian)
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1775–1783
Coat of arms


History 
 Established
1775
 Disestablished
1783
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Belgorod razryad
Don Host Land
Voronezh Governorate
Today part ofUkraine
Russia

Azov Governorate (Russian: Азовская губерния, romanized: Azovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1775 to 1783. Its capital was in Belyov Fortress and later in Yekaterinoslav.