Alexandrovsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate

Uezd in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire
Alexandrovsk uezd
Александровскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Location in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateYekaterinoslav
Established1805
Abolished1920
CapitalAlexandrovsk
Area
 • Total26,420 km2 (10,200 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total271,678
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)

Alexandrovsk uezd (Russian: Александровскій уѣздъ, romanized: Aleksandrovskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Олександрівський повіт, romanized: Oleksandrivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Alexandrovsk (present-day Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine).[citation needed]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Alexandrovsky Uyezd had a population of 271,678. Of these, 82.5% spoke Ukrainian, 5.7% Russian, 5.2% German, 5.1% Yiddish, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% Romani as their native language.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей".
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