Oryol Governorate

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Oryol Governorate
Орловская губерния
Governorate of Russian Empire
1797–1928
Coat of arms of Oryol
Coat of arms
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Map of Oryol Governorate.
CapitalOryol
History 
• Established
1797
• Disestablished
1928

Oryol Governorate (Russian: Орловская губерния, Orlovskaya guberniya) or the Government of Oryol, was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its seat was in the city of Oryol.

Coordinates: 52°58′00″N 36°05′00″E / 52.9667°N 36.0833°E / 52.9667; 36.0833


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