Łomża Governorate (russian: link=no, Ломжская губерния; pl, Gubernia łomżyńska) was an administrative unit ( guberniya) of

Congress Poland Congress Poland, Congress Kingdom of Poland, or Russian Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as a semi-autonomous Polish state, a successor to Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. It w ...

with seat in

Łomża Łomża (), in English known as Lomza, is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometers (90 miles) to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship si ...

History

In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the

Płock Governorate Płock Governorate (russian: Плоцкая губернияя pl, Gubernia Płocka) was an administrative unit ( governorate) of Congress Poland. It was created in 1837 from the Płock Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital (Płock) ...

were divided into a smaller

Suwałki Governorate Suwałki Governorate (russian: Сувалкская губерния, pl, gubernia suwalska, lt, Suvalkų gubernija) was a guberniya, governorate (administrative area) of Congress Poland ("Russian Poland") which had its seat in the city of Suwał ...

(consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and a recreated Łomża Governorate. In 1893, a small amount of territory was transferred from the Łomża Governorate to the

Warsaw Governorate Warsaw Governorate ( pl, Gubernia warszawska; russian: Варшавская губерния) was an administrative unit (governorate) of Congress Poland. It was created in 1844 from the Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in Wa ...

Governors

*1893–95 Reinhold Roman von Essen (1836–95)

Administrative divisions

It was divided into seven counties:

Language

*By the Imperial census of 1897.Language Statistics of 1897
In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.

References and notes

External links

* Gubernia Łomżyńska w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (Kutowa Wola – Malczyce) z 1884 r. *

Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Countries ( pl, Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich) is a monumental Polish gazetteer, published 1880–1902 in Warsaw Warsaw ( pl ...

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