Volkovyssky Uyezd

Subdivision of the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire

Volkovyssky Uyezd (Russian: Волковысский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vawkavysk (Volkovysk).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Volkovyssky Uyezd had a population of 148,721. Of these, 82.4% spoke Belarusian, 12.4% Yiddish, 2.3% Russian, 2.1% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.2% Ukrainian, 0.1% Bashkir and 0.1% Chuvash as their native language.[1]

References

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


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