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Saint Petersburg Governorate
Санкт-Петербургская губерния
Governorate
Coat of arms of Saint Petersburg Governorate
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
Established1708
Abolished1927
Capital
  • Shlisselburg (until 1712)
  • Saint Petersburg (from 1712)
Area
 • Total44,613 km2 (17,225 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total2,112,033
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
67.32%
 • Rural
32.68%
Saint-Petersburg Governorate 1820
Map of Russian governorates as of 1708
Russian Governorates in 1708[citation needed]

The 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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