Yekaterinoslav uezd explained

Yekaterinoslav uezd
Native Name:Екатеринославскій 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:1783
Extinct Title:Abolished
Extinct Date:1920
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Yekaterinoslav
Area Total Km2:7858.31
Population As Of:1897
Population Total:357,207
Population Density Km2:auto

The Yekaterinoslav uezd (Russian: Екатеринославский уезд|Yekaterinoslavsky uyezd; Ukrainian: Катеринославський повіт|Katerynoslavskyi povit) 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 Yekaterinoslav (present-day Dnipro).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Yekaterinoslavsky Uyezd had a population of 357,207. Of these, 55.7% spoke Ukrainian, 21.0% Russian, 13.0% Yiddish, 5.8% German, 2.2% Polish, 1.1% Belarusian, 0.5% Moldovan or Romanian, 0.2% Tatar, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% French and 0.1% Greek as their native language.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=425