Podlasie Governorate (russian: Подляcская губерния; pl, Gubernia podlaska) was an administrative unit (a

governorate A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...

) of the Kingdom of Poland. KP województwo podlaskie COA

It was created in 1837 from the

Podlasie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...

; its capital was in

Siedlce Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated b ...

. In 1844 it was merged into a larger

Lublin Governorate Lublin Governorate (russian: Люблинская губерния, pl, Gubernia lubelska) was an administrative unit (Governorates of the Russian Empire, governorate) of Congress Poland. History The Lublin Governorate was created in 1837 fro ...

; in 1867 it was recreated as the

Siedlce Governorate Siedlce Governorate (russian: Седлецкая Губерния (pre-1917 orthography: Сѣдлецкая Губернія), pl, Gubernia siedlecka) was an administrative unit ( governorate) of Congress Poland. History It was created in 1867 ...

References

* Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland Governorates of Congress Poland States and territories established in 1837 History of Lesser Poland {{Russia-hist-stub