Elisavetgrad uezd
The Elisavetgrad uezd (Russian: Елисаветградскій уѣздъ, romanized: Yelisavetgradskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Єлисаветградський повіт, romanized: Yelysavethrads'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Yelisavetgrad (now Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine).
Elisavetgrad uezd
Елисаветградскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kherson Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Kherson |
| Established | 1776 and 1865 |
| Abolished | 1828 and 1923 |
| Capital | Elisavetgrad |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,866.86 km2 (6,126.23 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 507,660 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd had a population of 613,283. Of these, 66.1% spoke Ukrainian, 15.2% Russian, 9.4% Yiddish, 6.0% Moldovan or Romanian, 1.0% Belarusian, 0.9% German, 0.8% Bulgarian, 0.4% Polish, 0.1% Romani and 0.1% Tatar as their native language.[1]
References
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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