Wilno District
Administrative district of the Second Polish Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wilno District[lower-alpha 1] was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from June 1919[1] to September 1920, and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920[2] to December 1920,[3] all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Vilnius. In December 1919, it had an area of 48,466 km² (18,712.8 square miles), and was inhabited by 1,633,504 people.[4]
Wilno District Okręg wileński (Polish) | |||||||||||
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District of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | |||||||||||
1919–1920 | |||||||||||
Location within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands | |||||||||||
Capital | Minsk | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• 1919 | 48,466 km2 (18,713 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1919 | 1,633,504 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Formation of 7 June | 15 September 1919 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | 9 September 1920 | ||||||||||
• Incorporation into Second Polish Republic | 20 December 1920 | ||||||||||
Contained within | |||||||||||
• Civil administration | Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (September 1919 – September 1920 Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories (September 1920 – December 1920) | ||||||||||
Political subdivisions | counties | ||||||||||
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It was established on 7 June 1919 from the lands conquered from the Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia by Poland.[1] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[2] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was divided between Nowogródek District, Second Polish Republic and Lithuania.[3]