Olonetsky Uyezd

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Olonetsky Uyezd (Russian: Олонецкий уезд) was one of the seven subdivisions of the Olonets Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Olonets. Olonetsky Uyezd was located in the western part of the governorate (in the southern part of the present-day Republic of Karelia and in the northeastern part of Leningrad Oblast).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Olonetsky Uyezd had a population of 39,990. Of these, 71.3% spoke Karelian, 27.0% Russian, 1.5% Finnish and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[1]

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