Kovno Governorate
| Kovno Governorate Ковенская губеpния Kovenskaja gubernija | |||||
| Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Kaunas | ||||
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| • | Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 | 1 July 1843 1843 | |||
| • | World War I | 1915 | |||
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.
The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:[1]
| Uyezd | Area (km²) | Population in 1897 | Population in 1914 |
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| Kaunas | 4,029 | 227,500 | 301,800 |
| Vilkmergė | 5,866 | 229,100 | 263,600 |
| Zarasai | 5,437 | 208,500 | 242,300 |
| Panevėžys | 6,215 | 222,900 | 259,700 |
| Raseiniai | 6,485 | 235,400 | 279,200 |
| Telšiai | 5,306 | 183,400 | 216,000 |
| Šiauliai | 6,922 | 238,000 | 294,500 |
| Total | 40,260 | 1,544,600 | 1,857,100 |
References
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
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kovno (government)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
 Western Krai Governorates of the Russian Empire 1795–1912 | |
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Coordinates: 54°54′00″N 23°56′00″E / 54.9000°N 23.9333°E
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