Lida uezd | |
Native Name: | Лидскій уѣздъ |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Settlement Type: | Uezd |
Mapsize: | 225px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Russian Empire |
Subdivision Type1: | Krai |
Subdivision Name1: | Northwestern |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Vilna |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1795 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 1920 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Lida |
Area Total Km2: | 5,616 |
Population As Of: | 1897 |
Population Total: | 205,767 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 4.53% |
Population Rural: | 95.47% |
Total Type: | Total |
The Lida uezd was one of the subdivisions of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Lida.
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Lidsky Uyezd had a population of 205,767. Of these, 73.2% spoke Belarusian, 12.0% Yiddish, 8.6% Lithuanian, 4.7% Polish, 1.2% Russian, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]