Kovno Governorate

Kovno Governorate
Ковенская губеpния
Kovenskaja gubernija
Governorate of the Russian Empire
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1843–1915 →
Coat of arms
Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843–1915
Capital Kaunas (Kovno)
History
 • Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 1 July 1843 1843
 • World War I 1915
Today part of  Belarus
 Latvia
 Lithuania

Kovno Governorate (Russian: Ковенская губеpния or Kovenskaja gubernija; Lithuanian: Kauno gubernija) or Government of Kaunas was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Kaunas (Kovno in Russian). 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. The Tsarist government had once considered it a part of Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost the entire Lithuanian region of Žemaitija and the northern part of Aukštaitija.

Counties

The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:[1]

CountyArea (km²)Population in 1897Population in 1914
Kovensky Uyezd4,029227,500301,800
Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd5,437208,500242,300
Ponevezsky Uyezd6,215222,900259,700
Rossiensky Uyezd6,485235,400279,200
Shavelsky Uyezd6,922238,000294,500
Telshevsky Uyezd5,306183,400216,000
Vilkomirsky Uyezd5,866229,100263,600
Total40,2601,544,6001,857,100

References

  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

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

Coordinates: 54°54′00″N 23°56′00″E / 54.9000°N 23.9333°E / 54.9000; 23.9333

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