mogilev, governorate, province, guberniya, northwestern, krai, russian, empire, governorate, bordered, vitebsk, governorate, north, smolensk, governorate, east, chernigov, governorate, south, minsk, governorate, west, capital, mogilev, mahiliow, also, referred. The Mogilev Governorate a was a province guberniya of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north the Smolensk Governorate to the east the Chernigov Governorate to the south and the Minsk Governorate to the west Its capital was Mogilev Mahiliow also referred to as Mogilev on the Dnieper or Mogilev Gubernskiy 1 The area of the Mogilev Governorate covered concomitant Belarus Vitebsk Mogilev and Gomel Regions Mogilev Governorate Mogilevskaya guberniyaGovernorateCoat of armsLocation in the Russian EmpireCountryRussian EmpireKraiNorthwesternEstablished1772Abolished1919CapitalMogilevArea Total48 047 50 km2 18 551 24 sq mi Population 1897 Total1 686 764 Density35 km2 91 sq mi Urban8 73 Rural91 27 The area of the governorate was inhabited in the 10th century by the Slav tribes of the Krivichi and Radimichi In the 14th century the land became part of Lithuania and later Poland 1 The governorate was formed in 1772 in the aftermath of the First partition of Poland from parts of the voivodeships of Witebsk Mscislaw Polock and Inflanty Parts of these territories were also used to form the Pskov Governorate In 1796 Mogilev and Polotsk Governorates were united and formed Belorussian Governorate In 1802 the Belorussian Governorate was divided into Vitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate In 1917 Vitebsk Mogilev and parts of Minsk Governorate and Vilna Governorate were united into the Western District from 1918 known as Western Komuna In 1918 it was joined by Smolensk Governorate and in October 1919 Mogilev Governorate was reformed into Gomel Governorate 2 Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSubdivisions EditBykhovsky Uyezd Gomelsky Uyezd Goretsky Uyezd Klimovichskiy Uyezd Mogilyovsky Uyezd Mstislavsky Uyezd Orshansky Uyezd Rogachyovsky Uyezd Sennensky Uyezd Chaussky Uyezd Cherikovsky UyezdNotes Edit Russian Mogile vskaya gube rniya romanized Mogilevskaya guberniyaBelarusian Magilyoyskaya gube rnya romanized Mahilioŭskaja hubiernjaReferences Edit a b Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Mogilev Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Page Not Found Belarus SIG JewishGen org www jewishgen org Retrieved 5 December 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Cite uses generic title help External links EditMaps and lists of settlements of Mogilev Governorate Coordinates 53 55 00 N 30 21 00 E 53 9167 N 30 3500 E 53 9167 30 3500 This Belarus location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Russian history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mogilev Governorate amp oldid 1154459637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
