Płock Governorate
1837–1915 unit of Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Płock Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
| Płock Governorate Плоцкая губерния Gubernia płocka | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Congress Poland | |||||||||
| 1837–1915 | |||||||||
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.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Plotsk | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 9,430.8 km2 (3,641.3 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1897[1] | 553,633 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1837 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1915 | ||||||||
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It was created in 1837 from the Płock Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital (Płock) as the voivodship. In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate, Suwałki Governorate (consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and recreated Łomża Governorate.
The Governorate consisted of eight counties (uyezds):
| Language | Number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 447 685 | 80.86 | 216 794 | 230 891 |
| Yiddish | 51 215 | 9.25 | 24 538 | 26 677 |
| German | 35 931 | 6.49 | 17 409 | 18 522 |
| Russian | 15 137 | 2.73 | 13 551 | 1 586 |
| Ukrainian | 2 350 | 0.42 | 2 302 | 48 |
| Other[3] | 1 285 | 0.23 | 1 041 | 244 |
| Persons that didn't name their native language | 27 | >0.01 | 14 | 13 |
| Total | 553 633 | 100 | 275 652 | 277 981 |
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