Litin uezd explained

Litin uezd
Native Name:Литинскій 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:1796
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:31 January 1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Litin
Area Total Km2:3,322
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:210,502
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:11.77%
Population Rural:88.23%
Total Type:Total

The Litin uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Novograd-Volynsky and Zhitomir uezds of the Volhynian Governorate to the north, the Vinnitsa uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the south, and the Ushitsa uezd to the west. It composed most of Vinnytsia Raion. The administrative centre of the county was Litin (modern-day Lityn).

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Bagrinovtsy volost Багриновская волость Bagrinovtsy
Kozhukhov volost Кожуховская волость Kozhukhov
Mezhirov volost Межировская волость Mezhirov
Ovsyanniki volost Овсянникская волость Ovsyanniki
Pilyava volost Пилявская волость Pilyava
Sosny volost Сосонская волость Sosny
Staraya-Sinyava volost Старо-Синявская волость Staraya-Sinyava
Tereshpol volost Терешпольская волость Tereshpol
Ulanov volost Улановская волость Ulanov
Khmelnik volost Хмѣльникская волость Mazurovka

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Litin uezd had a population of 210,502, including 104,182 men and 106,320 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 Litin uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
175,007 83.14
24,051 11.43
6,368 3.03
4,348 2.07
288 0.14
105 0.05
99 0.05
99 0.05
61 0.03
49 0.02
13 0.01
8 0.00
Other 6 0.00
Total 210,502 100.00

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.