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Łomża Governorate

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1867–1914
  
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Disestablished
  
1914

Capital
  
Łomża

Established
  
1867

Area
  
9,845 km²

Łomża Governorate

Łomża Governorate (Russian: Ломжская губерния; Polish: Gubernia łomżyńska) was an administrative unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland with seat in Łomża.

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History

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

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

    • Administrative divisions

    It was divided into seven counties:

    Language

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

    • References

    Łomża Governorate Wikipedia
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