Mogilyov Governorate

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. 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.

• Name — Mogilev Governorate • Native Name — Могилёвская губерния • Settlement Type — Governorate • Mapsize — 225px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Russian Empire • Subdivision Type1 — Krai • Subdivision Name1 — Northwestern • Established Title — Established • Established Date — 1772 • Extinct Title — Abolished • Extinct Date — 1919 • Seat Type — Capital • Seat — Mogilev • Area Total Km2 — 48047.50 • Population As Of — 1897 • Population Total — 1,686,764 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Urban — 8.73% • Population Rural — 91.27% • Total Type — Total

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