Augustów Governorate

Augustów Governorate Gubernia augustowska
Governorate of the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)
1837–1867
Coat of arms
Capital	Suwałki
Area
• Coordinates	53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083Coordinates: 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083
History
History
• Established	1837
• Disestablished	1867
Preceded by Succeeded by Augustów Voivodeship Łomża Governorate Suwałki Governorate

Augustów Governorate (Polish: Gubernia augustowska, Lithuanian: Augustavo gubernija, Russian: Августовская губерния) was an administrative unit (governorate) of the Congress Poland.

It was created in 1837 from the Augustów Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital (Suwałki) as the voivodship. 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 recreated Łomża Governorate.

Administrative divisions[]

It was divided into 7 powiats:

• Biebrzańsk County (seat in Szczuczyn)
• Dąbrowski County (seat in Lipsk, later in Augustów)
• Kalvarija County
• Łomża County
• Marijampolė County
• Tykociń County
• Wigierski-Sejny County (seat in Sejny)

After 1918, the southern one-third of the governorate was included in Poland, the rest falling to Lithuania.

References[]

• Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland