Vitebsk Governorate (Витебская губерния,
Vitebskaya guberniya) was an administrative unit (
guberniya) of the
Russian Empire, with the seat of governorship in
Vitebsk. It was established in 1802 by splitting the Byelorussia Governorate and existed until 1924. Today most of the area belongs to
Belarus, the northwestern part to
Latvia and the northeastern part to
Pskov and
Smolensk Oblasts of
Russia.