Kovno Governorate

Kovno Governorate (Russian: Ковенская губеpния or Kovenskaja gubernija; Lithuanian: Kauno gubernija) or Governorate 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. 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
Ковенская губеpния
Kovenskaja gubernija
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1843–1915
Coat of arms

Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843–1915
CapitalKaunas (Kovno)
History 
 Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842
1 July 1843 1843
 World War I
1915
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Vilna Governorate
Ober Ost
Today part of Belarus
 Latvia
 Lithuania

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
Ponevezhsky Uyezd6,215222,900259,700
Rossiyensky 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.

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