Zaporizhzhia Governorate

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Zaporizhzhia Governorate (Ukrainian: Запорізька губернія, romanizedZaporizka huberniia) was a territorial division or gubernia of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine) that was created in April 1920. The new governorate was temporarily established in place of the Tavria Okruha.

Zaporizhzhia Governorate
Запорізька губернія
Governorate of Ukrainian SSR
1920–1922
CapitalZaporizhzhia (Aleksandrovsk)
History 
• Tavria Okruha liquidation
16 April 1920
• merged into Yekaterinoslav Governorate
21 October 1922
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Tavria Okruha
Yekaterinoslav Governorate

Soon after the Ukrainian SSR joined the Soviet Union, the governorate was merged into the Yekaterinoslav Governorate.

Subdivisions

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  • Berdiansk County
  • Henichesk County
  • Huliaipole County
  • Velykyi Tokmak County
  • Oleksandrivsk County

References

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47°50′24″N 35°11′56″E / 47.840°N 35.199°E / 47.840; 35.199