Kovno Governorate
Ковенская губеpния
Kovenskaja Gubernija
Kovno Governorate |
| Governorate of the Russian Empire |
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Coat of arms
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| Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843-1915 |
| Capital |
Kaunas |
| History |
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| - Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 |
1 July 1843 |
| - World War I |
1915 |
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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 |
References
- ^ (Lithuanian) Vaitiekūnas, Stasys (2006). Lietuvos gyventojai: Per du tūkstantmečius. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 86, 121. ISBN 5-420-01585-4.