Łomża Governorate Ломжская Губерния Gubernia łomżyńska |
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Governorate of Russian Empire | |||||
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Łomża Governorate (in light pink) | |||||
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Łomża 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°ECoordinates: 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E |
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• | Established | 1867 | |||
• | Disestablished | 1914 |
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Łomża Governorate (Russian: Ломжская губерния; Polish: Gubernia łomżyńska) was an administrative unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland with seat in Łomża.
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.
It was divided into seven counties: