Łomża Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Łomża.
| Łomża Governorate Ломжинская губерния Gubernia łomżyńska | |||||||||||
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| Governorate of Congress Poland | |||||||||||
| 1867–1914 | |||||||||||
.png) Coat of arms | |||||||||||
.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||||
| Capital | Lomzha | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E | ||||||||||
• | 10,545.2 km2 (4,071.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1897[1] | 579,592 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1867 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1914 | ||||||||||
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History
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 a recreated Łomża Governorate.
In 1893, a small amount of territory was transferred from the Łomża Governorate to the Warsaw Governorate.
Governors
- 1893–95 Reinhold Roman von Essen (1836–95)
Administrative divisions
It was divided into seven counties:
| County | County Seat | Major Towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolneński County |  | Kolno | Jedwabno • Stawiski |
| Łomża County |  | Łomża | Nowogród • Śniadowo • Wizna • Zambrów |
| Maków County |  | Maków | Krasnosielc • Różan |
| Wysokie Mazowieckie County |  | Mazowieck | Ciechanowiec • Sokoły • Tykocin |
| Ostrołęka County |  | Ostrołęka | Myszyniec |
| Ostrów County |  | Ostrów | Andrzejewo • Brok • Czyżew • Nur |
| Szczuczyn County |  | Szczuczyn | Grajewo • Radziłów • Rajgród • Wąsosz |
Language
- By the Imperial census of 1897.[2] In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
| Language | Number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 448,065 | 77.3 | 220,787 | 227,278 |
| Yiddish | 91,236 | 15.74 | 44,669 | 46,567 |
| Russian | 27,941 | 4.82 | 25,233 | 2,708 |
| German | 4,651 | 0.8 | 2,387 | 2,264 |
| Ukrainian | 3,832 | 0.66 | 3750 | 82 |
| Latvian | 2,509 | 0.43 | 2,502 | 7 |
| Other[3] | 1,336 | 0.23 | 1,137 | 199 |
| Persons that didn't name their native language | 14 | >0.01 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | 579,592 | 100 | 300,487 | 279,105 |
References and notes
External links
- (in Polish) 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