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Governorate of Livonia
1796–1918 unit of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Governorate of Livonia, also known as the Livonia Governorate,[lower-alpha 1] was a province (guberniya) and one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, Baltic Governorate-General until 1876. Governorate of Livonia bordered Governorate of Estonia to the north, Saint Petersburg and Pskov Governorates to the east, Courland Governorate to the south, and the Gulf of Riga to the west. In 1897, the population of the governorate was 1,299,365, and it had an area of 47,030.87 square kilometres (18,158.72 sq mi). The administrative centre of the governorate was the Baltic Sea port of Riga. It roughly corresponded to most of the modern Vidzeme Region of Latvia and southern Estonia.[1]
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Governorate of Livonia
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![]() Location in the Russian Empire | |
Country | Russian Empire |
Established | 1796 |
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | 1918 |
Capital | Riga |
Area | |
• Total | 47,030.87 km2 (18,158.72 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 1,299,365 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
• Urban | 29.31% |
• Rural | 70.69% |
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