Proskurov uezd explained

Proskurov uezd
Native Name:Проскуровскій 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:Proskurov
Area Total Km2:2,691.06
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:226,091
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:10.11%
Population Rural:89.89%
Total Type:Total

The Proskurov uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Proskurov (contemporary Khmelnytskyi). It border the Starokonstantinov uezd of the Volhynian Governorate to the north, the Letichev uezd to the east, the Kamenets-Podolsky uezd to the south, and Austria to the west. The area of the uezd covered most of Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Raion.

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Kuzmino volost Кузьминская волость Kuzmino
Malinichi volost Малиническая волость Malinichi
Pashkovtsy volost Пашковецкая волость Pashkovtsy
Sarnovo volost Сарновская волость Sarnovo
Trerelniki volost Третельникская волость Tretelniki
Felshtin volost Фельштинская волость Felshtin
Cherno-Ostrov volost Черно-Островская волость Cherno-Ostrov
Sharovka volost Шаровская волость Sharovka
Yurintsy volost Юринецкая волость Yurintsy
Yarmolintsy volost Ярмолинецкая волость Yarmolintsy

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Proskurov uezd had a population of 226,091, including 114,020 men and 112,071 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish and Polish speaking minorities.[2]

Linguistic composition of the Proskurov uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
176,685 78.15
27,299 12.07
14,512 6.42
6,586 2.91
570 0.25
179 0.08
60 0.03
44 0.02
32 0.01
22 0.01
9 0.00
9 0.00
8 0.00
6 0.00
5 0.00
3 0.00
Other 62 0.03
Total 226,091 100.00

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.