Mogilev uezd (Podolia Governorate) explained

Mogilev uezd
Native Name:Могилевскій 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:Mogilev-Podolsky
Area Total Km2:2746.14
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:227,672
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:14.19%
Population Rural:85.81%
Total Type:Total

The Mogilev uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Letichev and Litin uezds to the north, the Yampol uezd to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Ushitsa uezd to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Mogilev-Podolsky (modern-day Mohyliv-Podilskyi). The uezd included most of Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Zhmerynka Raions of Ukraine.

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Bronitsa volost Броницкая волость Bronitsa
Vendychany volost Вендычанская волость Vendychany
Kopai-Gorod volost Копай-Городская волость Kopai-Gorod
Kotyuzhany volost Котюжанская волость Vysshiy Olchedaev
Kukavka volost Кукавская волость Kukavka
Luchinets volost Лучинецкая волость Luchinets
Maryanovka volost Марьяновская волость Maryanovka
Ozarintsy volost Озаринецкая волость Ozarintsy
Belyany-Shargorod volost Сербянская волость Belyany-Shargorod
Snitkov volost Снитковская волость Snikov
Tereshki volost Терешковская волость Tereshki
Khonkovtsy volost Хоньковская волость Khonkovtsy
Shargorod volost Шаргородская волость Shargorod
Yaryshev volost Ярышевская волость Yaryshev

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Mogilev uezd had a population of 227,672, including 112,856 men and 114,816 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 Mogilev uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
183,353 80.53
33,036 14.51
6,377 2.80
4,249 1.87
175 0.08
121 0.05
101 0.04
98 0.04
40 0.02
25 0.01
23 0.01
19 0.01
18 0.01
3 0.00
2 0.00
Other 32 0.01
Total 227,672 100.00

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.