Mogilev Governorate Могилёвская губерния | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Northwestern |
| Established | 1772 |
| Abolished | 1919 |
| Capital | Mogilev |
| Area | |
• Total | 48,047.50 km2 (18,551.24 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 1,686,764 |
| • Density | 35.10618/km2 (90.92458/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.73% |
| • Rural | 91.27% |
TheMogilev Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of theNorthwestern Krai of theRussian Empire. The governorate bordered theVitebsk Governorate to the north, theSmolensk Governorate to the east, theChernigov Governorate to the south, and theMinsk Governorate to the west. Its capital wasMogilev, also referred to as Mogilev-on-the-Dnieper, or Mogilev Gubernskiy.[1] The area of the Mogilev Governorate covered concomitantBelarus'Vitebsk,Mogilev andGomel Regions.
The area of the governorate was inhabited in the 10th century by the Slav tribes of theKrivichi andRadimichi. In the 14th century, the land became part ofLithuania, and laterPoland.[1] The governorate was formed in 1772, in the aftermath of theFirst partition of Poland, from parts of thevoivodeships ofWitebsk,Mścisław,Połock andInflanty. Parts of these territories were also used to form thePskov Governorate. In 1796, Mogilev andPolotsk Governorates were united and formedBelorussian Governorate. In 1802, the Belorussian Governorate was divided intoVitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate. In 1917, Vitebsk, Mogilev and parts ofMinsk Governorate andVilna Governorate were united into theWestern District (from 1918 known asWestern Komuna). In 1918, it was joined bySmolensk Governorate and in October 1919, Mogilev Governorate was reformed intoGomel Governorate.[2]
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