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Mogilev uezd (Podolia Governorate)

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Mogilev uezd
Могилевскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Mogilev uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalMogilev-Podolsky
Area
 • Total2,746.14 km2 (1,060.29 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total227,672
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
14.19%
 • Rural
85.81%

The Mogilev uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Letichev and Litin uezds to the north, the Yampol uezd to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Ushitsa uezd to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Mogilev-Podolsky (modern-day Mohyliv-Podilskyi). The uezd included most of Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Zhmerynka Raions of Ukraine.

Administrative divisions

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The subcounties (volosts) of the Mogilev uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]

Name Name in Russian Capital
Bronitsa volost Броницкая волость Bronitsa
Vendychany volost Вендычанская волость Vendychany
Kopai-Gorod volost Копай-Городская волость Kopai-Gorod
Kotyuzhany volost Котюжанская волость Vysshiy Olchedaev
Kukavka volost Кукавская волость Kukavka
Luchinets volost Лучинецкая волость Luchinets
Maryanovka volost Марьяновская волость Maryanovka
Ozarintsy volost Озаринецкая волость Ozarintsy
Belyany-Shargorod volost Сербянская волость Belyany-Shargorod
Snitkov volost Снитковская волость Snikov
Tereshki volost Терешковская волость Tereshki
Khonkovtsy volost Хоньковская волость Khonkovtsy
Shargorod volost Шаргородская волость Shargorod
Yaryshev volost Ярышевская волость Yaryshev

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Mogilev uezd had a population of 227,672, including 112,856 men and 114,816 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Mogilev uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Little Russian[b] 183,353 80.53
Jewish 33,036 14.51
Great Russian[b] 6,377 2.80
Polish 4,249 1.87
German 175 0.08
Tatar 121 0.05
Czech 101 0.04
White Russian[b] 98 0.04
Cheremis 40 0.02
French 25 0.01
Romanian 23 0.01
Bashkir 19 0.01
Cheremis 18 0.01
Latvian 3 0.00
Gipsy 2 0.00
Other 32 0.01
Total 227,672 100.00

Notes

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  2. ^ a b c d Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".[2] Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения [Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location]. Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish. 1913. p. 162. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
  2. ^ Hamm, Michael F. (2014). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5.
  3. ^ Fortson IV, Benjamin W. (2011). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8.
  4. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.