| Balta uezd | |
| Native Name: | Балтскій уѣздъ |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Settlement Type: | Uezd |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russian Empire |
| Subdivision Type1: | Krai |
| Subdivision Name1: | Southwestern |
| Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name2: | Podolia |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1796 |
| Extinct Title: | Abolished |
| Extinct Date: | 12 April 1923 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Balta |
| Area Total Km2: | 7,766.25 |
| Population As Of: | 1897 |
| Population Total: | 391,018 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 5.97% |
| Population Rural: | 94.03% |
| Total Type: | Total |
The Balta uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Olgopol and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Uman uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the northeast, the Kherson Governorate's Elisavetgrad uezd to the east, and Ananev uezd to the south, and the Orgeev uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the west. Its administrative centre was Balta.
The subcounties (volosts) of the Balta uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]
| Name | Name in Russian | Capital | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baksha volost | Башканская волость | Baksha | |
| Bandurovka volost | Бандуровская волость | unknown | |
| Bogopol volost | Богопольская волость | Bogopol | |
| Budei volost | Будейская волость | Budei | |
| Velikiy-Bobrik volost | Велико-Бобрикская волость | Velikiy-Bobrik | |
| Velikaya-Mechetna volost | Велико-Мечетнянская волость | Velikaya-Mechetna | |
| Verbovka volost | Вербовская волость | Verbovka | |
| Voronkovo volost | Воронковская волость | Voronkovo | |
| Golovanevsk volost | Голованьская волость | Golovanevsk | |
| Danilova volost | Даниловская волость | Danilova-Balka | |
| Korytno volost | Корытнянская волость | Korytno | |
| Krivo-Ozerskoe volost | Криво-Озерская волость | Krivo-Ozerskoe | |
| Kruty volost | Крутянская волость | Kruty | |
| Lipovenka volost | Липовеньская волость | Lipovenka | |
| Molokish volost | Молокишская волость | Molokish | |
| Moshnyagi volost | Мошнягская волость | Moshnyagi | |
| Nestoita volost | Нестоитская волость | Nestoika | |
| Pereimka volost | Переймская волость | Sarazhinka | |
| Peschany volost | Песчанская волость | Peschany | |
| Pisarevka volost | Писаревская волость | Pisarevka | |
| Savran volost | Савраньская волость | Savran | |
| Triduby volost | Тридубская волость | Triduby | |
| Troyanka volost | Троянская волость | Troyanka | |
| Troyany volost | Трояновская волость | Troyany | |
| Tsybulevka volost | Цыбулевская волость | Tsybulevka | |
| Cherna volost | Чернянская волость | Cherna | |
| Yuzefpol volost | Юзефпольская волость | Yuzefpol |
At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Balta uezd had a population of 391,018, including 196,111 men and 194,907 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish, Romanian and Russian speaking minorities.[2]
| Language | Native speakers | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300,543 | 76.86 | ||
| 53,066 | 13.57 | ||
| 17,583 | 4.50 | ||
| 15,188 | 3.88 | ||
| 3,344 | 0.86 | ||
| 260 | 0.07 | ||
| 243 | 0.06 | ||
| 242 | 0.06 | ||
| 205 | 0.05 | ||
| 109 | 0.03 | ||
| 46 | 0.01 | ||
| 29 | 0.01 | ||
| 25 | 0.01 | ||
| 18 | 0.00 | ||
| 5 | 0.00 | ||
| 3 | 0.00 | ||
| 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Other | 108 | 0.03 | |
| Total | 391,018 | 100.00 |