Skvira uezd | |
Native Name: | Сквирскій 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: | Kiev |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1796 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 1923 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Skvira |
Area Total Km2: | 3722 |
Population As Of: | 1897 |
Population Total: | 251,257 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
The Skvira uezd (Russian: Сквирскій уѣздъ|Skvirskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Сквирський повіт|Skvyrs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Skvira (Skvyra).
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Skvirsky Uyezd had a population of 251,257. Of these, 83.5% spoke Ukrainian, 12.5% Yiddish, 2.4% Polish, 1.3% Russian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]