WENEWA

WENEWA, a circle of the Russian province of Tula, extending in north latitude from $54^\{\backslash circ\}\; 20\text{'}$ to $55^\{\backslash circ\}\; 50\text{'}$, and in east longitude from $37^\{\backslash circ\}\; 39\text{'}$ to $38^\{\backslash circ\}\; 34\text{'}$. It contains one city, 147 villages, besides the establishments of some nobles, and 25,500 inhabitants. It is watered by the rivers Oker and Wenewka. The land is moderately fertile, and but in a small part covered with woods. The capital is a city of the same name on the Wenewka, containing 790 houses, with 3400 inhabitants. It is 625 miles from St Petersburg. Long. 38. 1. E. Lat. 54. 20. N.