Kovno Governorate
Kovno Governorate or Government of Kaunas was a governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Kaunas. It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Governorate, and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843. It was part of the Vilna Governorate-General and Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost the entire Lithuanian region of Samogitia and the northern part of Aukštaitija.Counties
The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:
| County | Area | Population in 1897 | Population in 1914 |
| Kovensky Uyezd | 4,029 | 227,500 | 301,800 |
| Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd | 5,437 | 208,500 | 242,300 |
| Ponevezhsky Uyezd | 6,215 | 222,900 | 259,700 |
| Rossiyensky Uyezd | 6,485 | 235,400 | 279,200 |
| Shavelsky Uyezd | 6,922 | 238,000 | 294,500 |
| Telshevsky Uyezd | 5,306 | 183,400 | 216,000 |
| Vilkomirsky Uyezd | 5,866 | 229,100 | 263,600 |
| Total | 40,260 | 1,544,600 | 1,857,100 |
