Łomża Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of

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of the

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, with its capital in

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

History

In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the

Płock Governorate Płock Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire. It was created in 1837 from the Płock Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital (Płock) as the voivodship. In 1867 terri ...

were divided into a smaller

Suwałki Governorate Suwałki Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, which had its seat in the city of Suwałki. It covered a territory of about . History In 1867, the territories of the Augustów ...

(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 was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire. It was created in 1844 from the Masovia Governorate, Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in Warsaw. In 1867 ter ...

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. *

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