Tarashcha uezd | |
Native Name: | Таращанскій 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: | 1800 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 1923 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Tarashcha |
Area Total Km2: | 3340 |
Population As Of: | 1897 |
Population Total: | 245,752 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
The Tarashcha uezd (Russian: Таращанскій уѣздъ|Tarashchanskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Таращанський повіт|Tarashchans'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tarashcha.
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Tarashchansky Uyezd had a population of 245,752. Of these, 87.6% spoke Ukrainian, 9.4% Yiddish, 1.8% Polish, 1.0% Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Belarusian as their native language.[1]