Warsaw Governorate

Warsaw Governorate
Варшавская губерния
Gubernia warszawska
Governorate of Congress Poland
1844–1915
Coat of arms

Location in the Russian Empire
CapitalWarsaw
Area 
 
17,479.7 km2 (6,748.9 sq mi)
Population 
 1897
1,983,689
History 
 Established
1844
 Disestablished
1915
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Masovian Voivodeship
Government General of Warsaw

Warsaw Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.

It was created in 1844 from the Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in Warsaw. In 1867 territories of the Warsaw Governorate were divided into three smaller governorates: a smaller Warsaw Governorate, Piotrków Governorate and the recreated Kalisz Governorate.

A small reform in 1893 increased the Warsaw Governorate's size with territories split from Płock and Łomża governorates.