Yampol uezd explained

Yampol uezd
Native Name:Ямпольскій 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:Yampol
Area Total Km2:3,618.01
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:266,300
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:2.48%
Population Rural:97.52%
Total Type:Total

The Yampol uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Vinnitsa uezd to the north, the Bratslav and Olgopol uezds to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Mogilev uezd to the west. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Yampol (modern-day Yampil).

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Babchintsy volost Бабчинецкая волость Babchintsy
Velikaya Kosnitsa volost Велико-Косницкая волость Velikaya Kosnitsa
Dzygovka volost Дзыговская волость Dzygovka
Klembovka volost Клембовская волость Klembovka
Komar-Gorod volost Комаръ-Городская волость Komar-Gorod
Krasnoe volost Краснянская волость Krasnoe
Murafa volost Мурафская волость Murafa
Penkovka volost Пеньковская волость Penkovka
Rozhnyatovka volost Рожнятовская волость Rozhnyatovka
Timanovskaya volost Тимановская волость Lipovka-Timanovskaya
Tomashpol volost Томашпольская волость Tomashpol
Chernovtsy volost Черновецкая волость Chernovtsy
Yampol volost Ямпольская волость Yampol
Yaruga volost Яругаская волость Yaruga

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on, the Yampol uezd had a population of 266,300, including 131,330 men and 134,970 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 Yampol uezd in 1897
Language Native speakers Percentage
228,102 85.66
27,744 10.42
4,966 1.86
4,716 1.77
586 0.22
50 0.02
39 0.01
26 0.01
23 0.01
10 0.00
3 0.00
3 0.00
2 0.00
1 0.00
Other 29 0.01
Total 266,300 100.00

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.