Vilna Governorate

Vilna Governorate Виленская губерния (Russian) Vilniaus gubernija (Lithuanian)
Governorate
Coat of arms
Location in the Russian Empire
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Northwestern
Established	1795
Abolished	1918
Capital	Vilna
Area
• Total	41,907.9 km2 (16,180.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Aukštojas Hill)	293.84 m (964.04 ft)
Population  (1897)
• Total	1,591,207
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
• Urban	12.44%
• Rural	87.56%

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The Vilna Governorate^[a] was a province (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. In 1897, the governorate covered an area of 41,907.9 square kilometres (16,180.7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,591,207 inhabitants. The governorate was defined by the Minsk Governorate to the south, the Grodno Governorate to the southwest, the Suwałki Governorate to the west, the Kovno and Courland Governorates to the north, and the Vitebsk Governorate to the east. The capital was located in Vilna (Vilnius). The city also served as the capital of Vilna Governorate-General, which existed until 1912. The area roughly corresponded to the Vilnius Region, which was later occupied by Germany, Bolsheviks, and Poland.
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