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).
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]