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Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-lt, Template:Lang-lt ) was one of the uyezds of the Russian Empire.

History

Established 1795 under Vilna Governorate. Transferred to Kovno Governorate in 1843. Formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Novoalexandrovsky Uyezd had a population of 208,487. Of these, 49.8% spoke Lithuanian, 16.8% Belarusian, 12.7% Yiddish, 9.9% Russian, 8.9% Polish, 1.8% Latvian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]

References

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