Kovno Governorate^{[lower-alpha 1]} was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (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.

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Kovno Governorate Ковенская губерния (Russian) Kauno gubernija (Lithuanian)
Governorate
Coat of arms
Location in the Russian Empire
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Northwestern
Established	1843
Abolished	1918
Capital	Kovno
Area
• Total	40,641.36 km2 (15,691.72 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	1,638,374
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)

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The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:^[1]