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

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of the

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. It was created in 1837 from the

Płock Voivodship Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in the c ...

, and had the same borders and capital (

Płock Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by Central Statistical Office (Poland), GUS on 31 December 2021, the ...

) as the

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. In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate,

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 recreated

Łomża Governorate Łomża Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Łomża. History In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided ...

. The Governorate consisted of eight counties (''

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s''): *Ciechanowski *Lipnowski *Mławski, *Płocki *Płoński *Przasnyski *Rypiński *Sierpecki

Language

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

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* Gubernia płocka w ''Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego'' i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (Perepiatycha — Pożajście) z 1887 r. *

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