Siedlce Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''
guberniya'') of
Congress Poland
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of the
Russian Empire
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.
History
It was created in 1867 from the division of the
Lublin Governorate. It was in fact a recreation of the older
Podlasie Governorate, but now renamed to Siedlce Governorate. Siedlce Governorate was abolished in 1912 and its territory was divided between
Lublin Governorate,
Åomża Governorate and the newly created
Kholm Governorate.
Language
*By the Imperial census of 1897.
Language Statistics of 1897
In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
Notes
References
See also
* Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland
Governorates of Congress Poland
States and territories established in 1867
States and territories disestablished in 1912
History of Lublin Voivodeship
History of Masovian Voivodeship
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