Konotopsky Uyezd
Konotopsky Uyezd (Russian: Конотопский уезд, Ukrainian: Конотопський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Konotop.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Konotopsky Uyezd had a population of 156,535. Of these, 90.9% spoke Ukrainian, 4.9% Yiddish, 3.4% Russian, 0.3% Belarusian, 0.3% Polish, 0.1% German and 0.1% Romani as their native language.[1]