Grodno Governorate
1801–1918 unit of Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grodno Governorate[lower-alpha 1] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Grodno. It encompassed 38,671.5 square kilometres (14,931.1 sq mi) in area and consisted of a population of 1,631,645 inhabitants by 1897. Grodno Governorate was bordered by Suwałki Governorate to the north, Vilna Governorate to the northeast, Minsk Governorate to the east, Volhynia Governorate to the south, Kholm Governorate to the west, and Łomża Governorate to the northwest. The governorate covered the areas of modern-day Grodno Region of Belarus, part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship of Poland, and a small part of Druskininkai, Lazdijai and Varėna districts of Lithuania.
Grodno Governorate
Гродненская губерния | |
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Country | Russian Empire |
Krai | Northwestern |
Established | 1801 |
Abolished | 1918 |
Capital | Grodno |
Area | |
• Total | 38,671.5 km2 (14,931.1 sq mi) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 1,631,645 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Urban | 15.60% |
• Rural | 84.40% |