Saratov Governorate

Saratov Governorate
Саратовская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire (1797–1917), Russian Republic, and RSFSR (1917–1928)
1797–1928
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalSaratov
Area 
• 
84,495.2 km2 (32,623.8 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897
2,405,829
History 
• Established
1797
• Disestablished
1928
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Saratov Viceroyalty
Lower Volga Oblast
Middle Volga Oblast

Saratov Governorate (Russian: Саратовская губе́рния, romanizedSaratovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.