Governorate of Livonia

Governorate of Livonia
  • Лифляндская губерния (Russian)
  • Vidzemes guberņa (Latvian)
  • Liivimaa kubermang (Estonian)
  • Livländisches Gouvernement (German)
Flag of Governorate of Livonia
Coat of arms of Governorate of Livonia
Location in the Russian Empire
Location in the Russian Empire
CountryRussian Empire
Established1796
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk1918
CapitalRiga
Area
 • Total47,030.87 km2 (18,158.72 sq mi)
Highest elevation318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total1,299,365
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
 • Urban
29.31%
 • Rural
70.69%
Livonian Governorate

The Governorate of Livonia, also known as the Livonia Governorate,[a] was a province (guberniya) and one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, Baltic Governorate-General until 1876. Governorate of Livonia bordered Governorate of Estonia to the north, Saint Petersburg and Pskov Governorates to the east, Courland Governorate to the south, and the Gulf of Riga to the west. In 1897, the population of the governorate was 1,299,365, and it had an area of 47,030.87 square kilometres (18,158.72 sq mi). The administrative centre of the governorate was the Baltic Sea port of Riga. It roughly corresponded to most of the modern Vidzeme Region of Latvia and southern Estonia.[1]


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