Aleksandriya uezd explained

Aleksandriya uezd
Native Name:Александрійскій уѣздъ
Native Name Lang:ru
Settlement Type:Uezd
Mapsize:225px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russian Empire
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Kherson
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1784
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:7 March 1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Aleksandriya
Area Total Km2:11165.07
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:416,576
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:6.15%
Population Rural:93.85%
Total Type:Total

The Aleksandriya uezd was a county (uezd) of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Chigirin uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the north, the Kremenchug uezd to the northeast, the Verkhnedneprovsk uezd of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate to the east, the Kherson uezd to the south, and the Elisavetgrad uezd to the west. The Aleksandriya uezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Aleksandriya (modern-day Oleksandriia).

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (volosts) of the Aleksandriya uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]

Name Name in Russian Capital
Adzhamka volost Аджамская волость Adzhamka
Bandurovka volost Бандуровская волость Bandurovka
Bogoyavlenskoe volost Богоявленская волость Bogoyavlenskoe
Bratolyubovka volost Братолюбовская волость Bratolyubovka
Verblyuzhka volost Верблюжская волость Verblyuzhka
Glinsk volost Глинская волость Glinsk
Dmitrovka volost Дмитровская волость Dmitrovka
Elisavetgradka volost Елисаветградковская волость Elisavetgradka
Zvenigorodka volost Звенигородская волость Zvenigorodka
Ivankovtsy volost Иванковецкая волость Ivankovtsy
Kosovka volost Косовская волость Kosovka
Krasnaya Kamyanka volost Красно-Камянская волость Krasnaya Kamyanka
Krasnoselye volost Красносельская волость Krasnoselye
Mashorino volost Машоринская волость Mashorino
Mironovka volost Мироновская волость Mironovka
Moiseevka volost Моисеевская волость Moiseevka
Novgorodka volost Новгородская волость Novgorodka
Novogeorgievsk volost Новогеоргіевская волость Novogeorgievsk
Novo Praga volost Ново-Прагская волость Novo Praga
Novostarodub volost Новостародубская волость Novostarodub
Onufrievka volost Онуфріевская волость Onufrievka
Ositnyazhka volost Оситняжкская волость Ostnyazhka
Pavlysh volost Павлышская волость Pavlysh
Petrovo volost Петровская волость Petrovo
Pokrovskoe volost Покровская волость Pokrovskoe
Svetlopolye volost Свѣтлопольская волость Svetlopolye
Stetsovka volost Стецовская волость Stetsovka
Subbotka volost Субботская волость unknown
Fedvar volost Федварьская волость Fedvar
Fedorovka volost Федоровская волость Fedorovka
Tsybulevo volost Цыбулевская волость Tsybulevo

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Aleksandriya uezd had a population of 416,576, including 209,168 men and 207,408 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Great Russian and Jewish speaking minorities.[2]

Linguistic composition of the Aleksandriya uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
354,456 85.09
39,072 9.38
15,322 3.68
2,721 0.65
2,354 0.56
1,356 0.33
966 0.23
120 0.03
69 0.02
26 0.01
19 0.00
15 0.00
12 0.00
8 0.00
7 0.00
6 0.00
4 0.00
4 0.00
2 0.00
2 0.00
1 0.00
1 0.00
1 0.00
Others 32 0.01
Total 416,576 100.00

Notes and References

  1. Book: https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525 . Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish . ru:Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения . Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location . https://web.archive.org/web/20221211143849/https://www.prlib.ru/item/404525 . 2022-12-11 . 1913 . 190 .
  2. Web site: Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей.. www.demoscope.ru. 2019-12-20.