Kovno Governorate

Kovno Governorate
Coat of arms of Kovno Governorate
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
KraiNorthwestern
Established1843
Abolished1918
CapitalKovno
Area
 • Total40,641.36 km2 (15,691.72 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total1,544,564
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)

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. It was part of the Vilna Governorate-General and Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost the entire Lithuanian region of Samogitia and the northern part of Aukštaitija.
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