Wilno Land
| Wilno Land | |||||||||||
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| District of Poland | |||||||||||
| 1922–1926 | |||||||||||
Location within Poland. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Vilnius | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1925 | 27,849 km2 (10,753 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1925 | 973,404 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Incorporation of Republic of Central Lithuania | 13 April 1922 | ||||||||||
• Transformation into Wilno Voivodeship | 20 January 1926 | ||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||
| • Country | Poland | ||||||||||
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Wilno Land was a district of Poland, with capital in Vilnius, that existed from 13 April 1922 until 20 January 1926. The territory was formed in 1922 from territories of the Republic of Central Lithuania incorporated into Poland, and 3 counties from Nowogródek Voivodeship. In 1926, the territory was transformed into the Wilno Voivodeship, becoming the last voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic to be formed. It had an area of 27,849 km2 (10,753 sq mi) and in 1925, it was inhabited by 973,404 people.