Augustów Governorate was an administrative unit (governorate) of the Congress Poland

Congress Poland

The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...

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It was created in 1837 from the Augustów Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital (Suwałki) as the voivodship. In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate

Płock Governorate

Płock Governorate was an administrative unit of the Congress Poland.It was created in 1837 from the Płock Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital as the voivodship...

 were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate

Płock Governorate

Płock Governorate was an administrative unit of the Congress Poland.It was created in 1837 from the Płock Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital as the voivodship...

, Suwałki Governorate (consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and recreated Łomża Governorate

Łomża Governorate

Łomża Governorate was an administrative unit of Congress Poland with seat in Łomża.-History:In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate, Suwałki Governorate and a recreated Łomża Governorate.In 1893, a small amount of...

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Administrative divisions

It was divided into 7 countie

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...

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• Biebrzańsk County (seat in Szczuczyn
  Szczuczyn
  Szczuczyn is a town in Podlaskie Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland.Szczuczyn may also refer to:* Szczuczyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship * Szczuczyn Litewski, Polish name for Shchuchyn in modern Belarus...
  
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• Dąbrowski County (seat in Lipsk
  Lipsk
  Lipsk , , is a town in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,520 inhabitants ....
  
  , later in Augustów
  Augustów
  Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland with 29,600 inhabitants . It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , having previously been in Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów.In 1970 Augustów became...
  
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• Kalvarija County
• Łomża County
• Marijampolė County
• Tykociń County
• Wigierski-Sejny County (seat in Sejny
  Sejny
  Sejny is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area , on the Marycha river, being a tributary of Czarna Hańcza...
  
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