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Kovno Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). 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.
This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (Russian: губерния, pre-1918: губернія, romanized: guberniya) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive).
English NameRussian NameRussian TransliteratedEstablished (julian Cal.)Августовская г.Avgustovskaya g.1837Архангелогородская г.Arkhangelogorodskaya g.1708-12-29 [1]Архангельская г.Arkhangelskaya g.1784 [1]Астраханская г.Astrakhanskaya g.1717- Historical Background
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The Kovna gubernia (also known as Kaunas) was formed 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from seven western uyezdi (districts) of the Vilna gubernia. The Kovna gubernia consisted of those seven uyezdi. Currently, most of the former Kovna gubernia is now located in Lithuania with a small part in Latvia and Belarus.
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The largest unit of administrative division of Russian Empire was "губерния" (gubernya), most commonly translated to English as "governorate". Territory of modern Lithuania was divided between 3 governorates, named after their corresponding principal cities: Kovno/Kowno (Kaunas) governorate, Vilna/Vilno/Wilno (Vilnius) governorate and ...
Kovno Governorate [lower-alpha 1] was an administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno . 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.
Jun 18, 2023 · According to the census of 1897, Kaunas – or Kovno, as it was officially known, at the time the centre of the Kovno Governorate of the Russian Empire – had a population of 70,920, only 5.8 percent of whom identified as Lithuanians.
Jan 5, 2022 · Kovno gubernia was divided into seven districts as shown on the table below. Category: Russian Empire. The Russian Empire was divided into guberni (singular: gubernia), or provinces or states. Each gubernia was further subdivided into districts or counties called uyezds.
