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Tukuma apriņķis

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Kreis Tuckum (Tukuma apriņķis, Туккумский уезд) was one of the ten subdivisions of the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Tukums (Tuckum). Kreis Tuckum was situated in the western part of the governorate (in present-day western Latvia).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Tuckum had a population of 51,076. Of these, 89.0% spoke Latvian, 5.3% Yiddish, 4.3% German, 0.5% Lithuanian, 0.4% Russian, 0.2% Romani and 0.2% Polish as their native language.[1]

References

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