Penza Governorate

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Penza Governorate (Russian: Пензенская губерния) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, located in the Volga Region. It existed from 1796 to 1797 and again from 1801 to 1928; its seat was in the city of Penza.

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Coat of arms of Penza Governorate
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Penza Governorate within the Russian Empire.