| Siedlce Governorate Седлецкая губерния Gubernia siedlecka | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governorate of Congress Poland | |||||||||||
| 1867–1912 | |||||||||||
Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||||
| Capital | Sedlets | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• | 14,317.7 km2 (5,528.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1897[1] | 772,146 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1867 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1912 | ||||||||||
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Siedlce Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) ofCongress Poland of theRussian Empire.

It was created in 1867 from the division of theLublin Governorate. It was in fact a recreation of the olderPodlasie Governorate, but now renamed to Siedlce Governorate. Siedlce Governorate was abolished in 1912 and its territory was divided betweenLublin Governorate,Łomża Governorate and the newly createdKholm Governorate.
| Language | Number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 510 621 | 66.13 | 253 571 | 257 050 |
| Yiddish | 120 152 | 15.56 | 57 821 | 62 331 |
| Ukrainian | 107 785 | 13.95 | 54 219 | 53 566 |
| Russian | 19 613 | 2.54 | 14 856 | 4 757 |
| German | 11 645 | 1.5 | 5 911 | 5 734 |
| Other[3] | 2 286 | 0.29 | 2 067 | 219 |
| Persons that didn't name their native language | 44 | >0.01 | 21 | 23 |
| Total | 772 146 | 100 | 388 466 | 383 680 |
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