Mogilev Governorate

1772–1919 unit of Russia
Governorate in Northwestern, Russian Empire
Mogilev Governorate
Могилёвская губерния
Governorate
Coat of arms of Mogilev Governorate
Coat of arms
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
KraiNorthwestern
Established1772
Abolished1919
CapitalMogilev
Area
 • Total48,047.50 km2 (18,551.24 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total1,686,764
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
 • Urban
8.73%
 • Rural
91.27%

Mogilev Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north, the Smolensk Governorate to the east, the Chernigov Governorate to the south, and the Minsk Governorate to the west. Its capital was Mogilev, also referred to as Mogilev-on-the-Dnieper, or Mogilev Gubernskiy.[1] The area of the Mogilev Governorate covered concomitant Belarus' Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel Regions.

The area of the governorate was inhabited in the 10th century by the Slav tribes of the Krivichi and Radimichi. In the 14th century, the land became part of Lithuania, and later Poland.[1] The governorate was formed in 1772, in the aftermath of the First partition of Poland, from parts of the voivodeships of Witebsk, Mścisław, Połock and Inflanty. Parts of these territories were also used to form the Pskov Governorate. In 1796, Mogilev and Polotsk Governorates were united and formed Belorussian Governorate. In 1802, the Belorussian Governorate was divided into Vitebsk Governorate and Mogilev Governorate. In 1917, Vitebsk, Mogilev and parts of Minsk Governorate and Vilna Governorate were united into the Western District (from 1918 known as Western Komuna). In 1918, it was joined by Smolensk Governorate and in October 1919, Mogilev Governorate was reformed into Gomel Governorate.[2]

Subdivisions

Notes

  1. ^
    • Russian: Могилёвская губе́рния, pre-1918: Могилёвская губернія, romanized: Mogilyovskaya gubérniya
    • Belarusian: Магілёўская губе́рня, romanized: Mahilioŭskaja hubiérnja

References

  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mogilev" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ "Page Not Found - Belarus SIG - JewishGen.org". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 5 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links

  • Maps and lists of settlements of Mogilev Governorate
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¹ Italics indicates renamed or abolished governorates, oblasts, etc on 1 January 1914.
² An asterisk (*) indicates governorates formed or created with renaming after 1 January 1914.
³ Ostsee or Baltic general-governorship was abolished in 1876.

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