Verkhnedneprovsk uezd explained

Verkhnedneprovsk uezd
Native Name:Верхнеднѣпровскій уѣздъ
Native Name Lang:ru
Settlement Type:Uezd
Mapsize:225px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russian Empire
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Yekaterinoslav
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1805
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:7 March 1923
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Verkhnedneprovsk
Area Total Km2:7015.35
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:211,674
Population Density Km2:auto

The Verkhnedneprovsk uezd (;) was one of the subdivisions of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Verkhnodniprovsk (Verkhnedneprovsk).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Verkhnedneprovsky Uyezd had a population of 211,674. Of these, 90.3% spoke Ukrainian, 4.7% Russian, 2.6% Yiddish, 2.1% German, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=434