a province of Poland, on the right bank of the Vistula. It extends in north latitude from 50.17 to 51.43, and in east longitude from 21.48 to 24.2. It contains 7979 square miles, and 497,500 inhabitants. The Vistula is the boundary to the west, and the Bug divides it from Russia on the east. It has very extensive woods and some large marshes, but there are portions of considerable fertility. The capital is a city of the same name, situated on the river Bystryca, the seat of a Catholic bishop, and, besides a cathedral, contains eighteen churches, a monastery, a college, 1829 houses, and 10,360 inhabitants. It has some manufactures of cloth and linen, and considerable trade during the fairs, one of which continues a month. Long. 23.27. E. Lat. 51.14.30. N.