Livonia Governorate

Also known as Riga Governorate, Livland Governorate, Livonian Governorate

governorate of the Russian Empire

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Country: Russian Empire
Capital: Riga
Total: 47,030.87 km (18,158.72 sq mi)
Highest elevation suur munam gi: 318 m (1,043 ft)
Density: 27.62792/km (71.55598/sq mi)
Urban: 29.31%
Rural: 70.69%

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Population: 1310670
Area: 47030.87
Image: 1856. Card from set of geographical cards of the Russian Empire 074.jpg

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Livonian Governorate The Governorate of Livonia, also known as the Livonia Governorate, 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 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.