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Kovno Governorate

Kovno Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Governorate, and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843. It was part of the Vilna Governorate-General and Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost the entire Lithuanian region of Samogitia and the northern part of Aukštaitija.

Kovno Governorate
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
KraiNorthwestern
Established1843
Abolished1918
CapitalKovno
Area
 • Total40,641.36 km2 (15,691.72 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total1,638,374
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)

Counties edit

The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:[1]

County County Seat Area (km2) Population in 1897 Population in 1914
Kovensky Uyezd Kovno 4,029 227,500 301,800
Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd Novoaleksandrovsk 5,437 208,500 242,300
Ponevezhsky Uyezd Ponevezh 6,215 222,900 259,700
Rossiyensky Uyezd Rossiyeny 6,485 235,400 279,200
Shavelsky Uyezd Shavli 6,922 238,000 294,500
Telshevsky Uyezd Telshi 5,306 183,400 216,000
Vilkomirsky Uyezd Vilkomir 5,866 229,100 263,600
Total 40,260 1,544,600 1,857,100

Notes edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Vaitiekūnas, Stasys (2006). Lietuvos gyventojai: Per du tūkstantmečius (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 86, 121. ISBN 5-420-01585-4.

Further reading edit

  • William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Kovno", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kovno (government)" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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