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Kiev uezd

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Kiev uezd
Киевский уезд
Location in the Kiev Governorate
Location in the Kiev Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernorateKiev
Established1796
Abolished1925
CapitalKiev
Area
 • Total5,654.23 km2 (2,183.11 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total541,483
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)

The Kiev uezd (Russian: Киевский уезд; Ukrainian: Київський повіт, romanizedKyivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kiev.

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kievsky Uyezd had a population of 541,483. Of these, 56.2% spoke Ukrainian, 26.6% Russian, 11.1% Yiddish, 3.4% Polish, 1.1% German, 0.8% Belarusian, 0.2% Czech, 0.2% Tatar, 0.1% Bashkir and 0.1% French as their native language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей