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Warsaw Governorate
1844–1915 unit of Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warsaw Governorate[lower-alpha 1] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Quick Facts Варшавская губернияGubernia warszawska, Capital ...
Warsaw Governorate Варшавская губерния Gubernia warszawska | |||||||||
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Governorate of Congress Poland | |||||||||
1844–1915 | |||||||||
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Capital | Warsaw | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• | 17,479.7 km2 (6,748.9 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1897[1] | 1,983,689 | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1844 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1915 | ||||||||
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It was created in 1844 from the Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in Warsaw. In 1867 territories of the Warsaw Governorate were divided into three smaller governorates: a smaller Warsaw Governorate, Piotrków Governorate and the recreated Kalisz Governorate.
A small reform in 1893 increased the Warsaw Governorate's size with territories split from Płock and Łomża governorates.