Ilūkstes apriņķis

Location of Illukstsky Uyezd within the Courland Governorate

Kreis Illuxt or Illukstsky Uyezd (Russian: Иллукстский уезд; Latvian: Ilūkstes apriņķis) was one of the ten subdivisions of the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Ilūkste (Illuxt). The most populous settlement was Grīva (Griwa-Semgallen) immediately south of Daugavpils. Kreis Illuxt was situated in the easternmost part of the governorate (in present-day southeastern Latvia).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Illuxt had a population of 66,461. Of these, 28.5% spoke Latvian, 17.3% Belarusian, 17.1% Polish, 15.2% Russian, 10.5% Lithuanian and 9.6% Yiddish as their native language.