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lt|Kauno gubernija}}}}| native_name_lang = ruGovernorate (Russia)>Governorate| image_shield = Coat of arms of Kovno Governorate 1878.svg| image_map = Kovno in Russian Empire (1914).svg| mapsize = 225px| map_caption = Location in the Russian Empire| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = Russian EmpireKrais of the Russian Empire>KraiNorthwestern Krai>Northwestern| established_title = Established| established_date = 1843| extinct_title = Abolished| extinct_date = 1918| seat_type = CapitalKaunas>Kovno| area_total_km2 = 40641.36| population_as_of = 1897| population_total = 1,638,374| population_density_km2 = auto| population_urban = | population_rural = | total_type = Total}}Kovno Governorate{{efn|{{bulleted list||}}}} 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.

Counties

The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:BOOK, Vaitiekūnas, Stasys, Lietuvos gyventojai: Per du tūkstantmečius, 2006, Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, Vilnius, 5-420-01585-4, 86, 121, lt, {| class=wikitable! County !! County Seat !! Area (km2) !! Population in 1897 !! Population in 1914 Kovensky Uyezd >Kaunas>Kovno 4,029 227,500 301,800Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd >Zarasai>Novoaleksandrovsk 5,437 208,500 242,300 Ponevezhsky Uyezd >Panevėžys>Ponevezh 6,215 222,900 259,700Rossiyensky Uyezd >Raseiniai>Rossiyeny 6,485 235,400 279,200Shavelsky Uyezd >Šiauliai>Shavli 6,922 238,000 294,500Telshevsky Uyezd >Telšiai>Telshi 5,306 183,400 216,000Vilkomirsky Uyezd >Ukmergė>Vilkomir 5,866 229,100 263,600! Total || || 40,260 || 1,544,600 || 1,857,100

Notes

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References

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Further reading

• {{Citation |publisher = Russian Outlook |author=William Henry Beable |publication-date = 1919 |publication-place = London |title = Russian Gazetteer and Guide |via=Open Library |chapter= Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Kovno |chapter-url=weblink }}
• EB1911, Kovno (government),

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