Berdyansky Uyezd Explained

Berdyansky Uyezd (; Ukrainian: Бердянський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Taurida Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its administrative centre was Berdiansk. Other populous places in the uyezd were and Tokmak.[1]

It was established in 1842.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Berdyansky Uyezd had a population of 304,718. Of these, 58.8% spoke Ukrainian, 18.1% Russian, 10.4% Bulgarian, 7.8% German, 2.9% Yiddish, 0.5% Moldovan or Romanian, 0.4% Belarusian, 0.3% Tatar, 0.2% Greek, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Mordvin, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Armenian and 0.1% Italian as their native language.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Бердянськ, Бердянський район, Запорізька область . . ru-RU.
  2. Web site: Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. - Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России. ru. Демоскоп Weekly.