Borisovsky Uyezd | |
Native Name: | Борисовский уезд |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Mapsize: | 220px |
Shield Link: | Coat of arms of Minsk Governorate |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1793 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 1924 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Russia |
Subdivision Type1: | Political status |
Subdivision Name1: | Uyezd |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | European Russia |
Area Total Km2: | 10881 |
Population As Of: | 1897 |
Population Total: | 238200 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Borisovsky Uyezd (Russian: Борисовский уезд; Belarusian: Барысаўскі павет|translit=Barysaŭski paviet) was one of the uyezds of Minsk Governorate and the Governorate-General of Minsk of the Russian Empire and then of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic with its seat in Borisov from 1793 until its formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.
The uyezd was founded on April 23, 1793 after the Second Partition of Poland resulted in the annexation of the territory now in central Belarus.[1]
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Borisovsky Uyezd had a population of 238,231. Of these, 80.9% spoke Belarusian, 11.2% Yiddish, 4.1% Polish, 3.1% Russian, 0.2% Ukrainian, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% German as their native language.[2]