Kremenchuk Governorate

Kremenchuk Governorate (Ukrainian: Кременчуцька губернія) was a governorate of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine) that existed between 1920 and 1922. Its capital was Kremenchuk.

Kremenchuk Governorate
Кременчуцька губернія
Governorate of Ukrainian SSR
1920–1922
Map of 1922
CapitalKremenchuk
History 
 Established
15 August 1920
 Disestablished
1922
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Poltava Governorate
Kyiv Governorate
Kherson Governorate
Poltava Governorate
Kyiv Governorate
Katerynoslav Governorate
Today part ofUkraine

It was established by a decree of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee in July 1920, with effect from 15 August 1920.[1] It was composed of six counties: Cherkasy, Chyhyryn, Khorol, Kremenchuk, Oleksandriia, and Zolotonosha.[1]

It was disbanded by a decree from October 1922.[2] The Khorol, Kremenchuk and Zolotonosha counties were assigned to the Poltava Governorate, the Cherkasy and Chyhyryn counties were assigned to the Kyiv Governorate, and the Oleksandriia county was assigned to the Katerynoslav Governorate.[2]

Main cities were Cherkasy, Chyhyryn, Khorol, Oleksandriia, Zolotonosha, and the provincial capital Kremenchuk.[3][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 Декрет ВУЦИК от 30.07.1920 Об образовании Кременчугской губернии
  2. 1 2 s:uk:ЗУРРСУУ/1922/1/44/Про адміністративно-теріторіяльний поділ УСРР
  3. С. Хургін (1922). Адміністраційна Мапа Української Соц. Рад. Республіки (Map). 1:1,680,000 (in Ukrainian). Kharkiv: Народний комісаріат внутрішніх справ.
  4. С. Я. Хургин (1921). Карта Украинской Социалистической Советской Республики (Map). 1:1,680,000 (in Russian). Народный комиссариат внутренних дел.