Pskov Governorate (,
Pskovskaya guberniya) was an administrative division (a
guberniya) of the
Russian Empire, which existed from 1772 until 1777 and from 1796 until 1927. Its seat was located in
Opochka between 1772 and 1776, and in
Pskov after 1776. The governorate was located in the west of Russian Empire and bordered (after 1796)
Saint Petersburg Governorate in the north,
Novgorod Governorate in the northeast,
Tver Governorate in the east,
Smolensk Governorate in the southeast, Byelorussia Governorate (since 1802,
Vitebsk Governorate) in the south, and the
Governorate of Livonia in the west. In terms of modern administrative division of
Russia, the area of the governorate is currently split between
Pskov,
Tver, and
Novgorod Oblasts. The former border between Pskov Governorate and the Governorate of Livonia still largely corresponds to the state border between Russia in the east and
Estonia and
Latvia in the west.