Buguruslansky Uyezd Explained

Buguruslansky Uyezd (Бугурусланский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Samara Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Buguruslan.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Buguruslansky Uyezd had a population of 405,994. Of these, 57.8% spoke Russian, 19.8% Mordvin, 8.6% Chuvash, 8.1% Tatar, 2.6% Ukrainian, 2.3% Bashkir and 0.7% Turkish as their native language.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=1273