- Augustów Governorate
Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = Gubernia augustowskie
conventional_long_name = Augustów Governorate
common_name = Augustów
subdivision = Governorate
nation = the Kingdom of Poland
(Congress Poland )
year_start = 1837
date_start =
year_end = 1867
date_end =
p1 = Augustów Voivodeship
flag_p1 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg
s1 = Łomża Governorate
flag_s1 = Romanov Flag.svg
s2 = Suwałki Governorate
flag_s2 = Romanov Flag.svg
image_map_caption =
capital =Suwałki
latd = 53 | latm = 10 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 22 | longm = 5 | longs = | longEW = E
political_subdiv =Augustów Governorate ( _pl. Gubernia augustowska) was an administrative unit (governorate) of the
Congress Poland .It was created in 1837 from the
Augustów Voivodship , and had the same borders and capital (Suwałki ) as thevoivodship . In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and thePłock Governorate were divided into a smallerPłock Governorate ,Suwałki Governorate (consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and recreatedŁomża Governorate .Administrative Divisions
It was divided into 7 counties:
* Biebrzańsk County (seat inSzczuczyn )
* Dąbrowski County (seat inLipsk , later inAugustów )
* Kalvarija County
* Łomża County
* Marijampolė County
* Tykociń County
* Wigierski-Sejny County (seat inSejny )
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