Letichev uezd explained

Letichev uezd
Native Name:Летичевскій 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:Letichev
Area Total Km2:2699.14
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:184,477
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:3.93%
Population Rural:96.07%
Total Type:Total

The Letichev uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Starokonstantinov uezd of the Volhynian Governorate, the Litin uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the southeast, the Ushitsa uezd to the south, and the Proskurov uezd to the west. The area of the uezd encompassed most of Khmelnytskyi Raion of Ukraine. The administrative centre of the county was Letichev (contemporary Letychiv).

Administrative divisions

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

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Letichev uezd had a population of 184,477, including 92,618 men and 91,859 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[2]

Linguistic composition of the Letichev uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
149,120 80.83
24,387 13.22
6,809 3.69
3,164 1.72
405 0.22
136 0.07
133 0.07
121 0.07
51 0.03
27 0.01
16 0.01
13 0.01
7 0.00
5 0.00
3 0.00
2 0.00
2 0.00
Other 76 0.04
Total 184,477 100.00

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.