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Łomża Governorate

Coordinates: 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083
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Łomża Governorate
Ломжинская губерния
Gubernia łomżyńska
Governorate of Congress Poland
1867–1914
Coat of arms of Łomża
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalLomzha
Area
 • Coordinates53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083
 
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10,545.2 km2 (4,071.5 sq mi)
Population 
• 1897[1]
579,592
History 
• Established
1867
• Disestablished
1914
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Augustów Governorate
Płock Governorate
Bialystok-Grodno District

Łomża Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Łomża.

History

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In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate, Suwałki Governorate (consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and a recreated Łomża Governorate.

In 1893, a small amount of territory was transferred from the Łomża Governorate to the Warsaw Governorate.

Governors

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  • 1893–95 Reinhold Roman von Essen (1836–95)

Administrative divisions

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It was divided into seven counties:

County County Seat Major Towns
Kolneński County Kolno JedwabnoStawiski
Łomża County Łomża NowogródŚniadowoWiznaZambrów
Maków County Maków KrasnosielcRóżan
Wysokie Mazowieckie County Mazowieck CiechanowiecSokołyTykocin
Ostrołęka County Ostrołęka Myszyniec
Ostrów County Ostrów AndrzejewoBrokCzyżewNur
Szczuczyn County Szczuczyn GrajewoRadziłówRajgródWąsosz

Language

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  • By the Imperial census of 1897.[2] In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.

References and notes

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  1. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г." [The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897]. Demoscope Weekly (in Russian).
  2. ^ Language Statistics of 1897 (in Russian)
  3. ^ Languages, number of speakers which in all gubernia were less than 1000
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    • Russian: Ломжинская губерния, pre-1918: Ломжинская губернія, romanized: Lomzhinskaya guberniya
    • Polish: Gubernia łomżyńska
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