Kovno Governorate

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Ковенская губеpния Kovenskaja Gubernija Kovno Governorate Governorate of the Russian Empire ← 1843 – 1915 → Coat of arms Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843-1915 Capital Kaunas History  - Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 1 July 1843  - World War I 1915

The Kovno Governorate (Russian: Ковенская губеpния or Kovenskaja Gubernija; Lithuanian: Kauno gubernija) or Government of Kovno was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by tsar Nicholas I from the western part of the Vilna Governorate, and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843. It used to be a part of Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost entire Lithuanian region of Samogitia and northern Aukštaitija.

The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:^[1]

Uyezd	Area (km²)	Population in 1897	Population in 1914
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

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