Kovno Governorate
| Kovno Governorate Ковенская губеpния Kovenskaja Gubernija | |||||||||
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| Governorate of the Russian Empire | |||||||||
| 1843–1915 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843-1915 | |||||||||
| Capital | Kaunas | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 | 1 July | ||||||||
• 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 |
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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
- ^ Template:Lt icon Vaitiekūnas, Stasys (2006). Lietuvos gyventojai: Per du tūkstantmečius. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 86, 121. ISBN 5-420-01585-4.
 Western Krai Governorates of the Russian Empire 1795–1912 | |
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| Northwestern Krai | |
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