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 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:

Language

• By the Imperial census 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