Kamenets-Podolsky uezd explained

Kamenets-Podolsky uezd
Native Name:Каменецъ-Подольскій 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:1795
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kamenets-Podolsky
Area Total Km2:2884.19
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:266,350
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:13.49%
Population Rural:86.51%
Total Type:Total

The Kamenets-Podolsky uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Proskurov uezd to the north, the Ushitsa uezd to the east, the Khotin uezd to the south, and Austria to the west. Its administrative centre of the county was Kamenets-Podolsky (modern-day Kamianets-Podilskyi). The county covered most of the area of Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion.

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Bogovitsa volost Баговицкая волость Bogovitsa
Balin volost Балинская волость Balin
Berezhanka volost Бережанская волость Berezhanka
Gavrilovtse volost Гавриловецкая волость Gavrilovtse
Gorodok volost Городокская волость Gorodok
Dolzhok volost Должецкая волость Dolzhok
Kupin volost Купинская волость Kupin
Kuyavy volost Куявская волость Kuyavy
Lyantskorun volost Лянцкорунская волость Lyantskorun
Makov volost Маковская волость Makov
Olkhovets volost Ольховецкая волость Olkhovets
Orynin volost Орынинская волость Orynin
Rykhta volost Рыхтецкая волость Rykhta
Smotrich volost Смотричская волость Smotrich
Tsykova volost Цыковская волость Tsykova

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Kamenets-Podolsky uezd had a population of 266,350, including 132,750 men and 133,600 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish and Great Russian speaking minorities.[2]

Linguistic composition of the Kamenets-Podolsky uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
210,264 92.89
37,114 16.40
10,922 4.83
7,275 3.21
230 0.10
218 0.10
94 0.04
76 0.03
32 0.01
30 0.01
10 0.00
9 0.00
9 0.00
5 0.00
2 0.00
1 0.00
1 0.00
Other 58 0.03
Total 226,350 100.00

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 . 162 .
  2. Web site: Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей.. www.demoscope.ru. 2019-12-19.