Minsk Governorate

Minsk Governorate Минская губерния (Russian)
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1793–1921
Coat of arms
Capital	Minsk
History
History
• Second Partition of Poland	1793
• Disestablished	1921
Preceded by Minsk Voivodeship
Today part of	Belarus

The Minsk Governorate (Russian: Минская губерния) or Government of Minsk was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Minsk. It was created in 1793 from the land acquired in the partitions of Poland and lasted until 1921.

Administrative structure[]

Uyezds of Minsk Governorate in 1913

• Bobruysky Uyezd
• Borisovsky Uyezd
• Igumensky Uyezd
• Minsky Uyezd
• Mozyrsky Uyezd
• Novogrudsky Uyezd (part of Grodno Governorate before 1843)
• Pinsky Uyezd
• Rechitsky Uyezd
• Slutsky Uyezd

Vileysky and Disnensky Uyezds passed to the Vilna Governorate in 1843. In 1919, Baranovichsky Uyezd was created from Novogorodoksky Uyezd and Nesvizhsky Uyezd was created from Slutsky Uyezd. In 1920, Novogrudoksky, Pinsky, Baranovichsky, and Nesvizhsky Uyezds were controlled by Poland.

Demographics[]

Further reading[]

• William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Minsk", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library

External links[]

• Minsk Gubernia

Coordinates: 53°54′08″N 27°33′42″E / 53.9022°N 27.5618°E / 53.9022; 27.5618

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