Odessa uezd
The Odessa uezd (Russian: Одесскій уѣздъ, romanized: Odesskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Одеський повіт, romanized: Odes'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Odessa.
Odessa uezd
Одесскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kherson Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Kherson |
| Established | 1825 |
| Abolished | 7 March 1923 |
| Capital | Odessa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,552.11 km2 (4,074.19 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 532,729 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Odessky Uyezd had a population of 610,042. Of these, 37.4% spoke Russian, 22.0% Yiddish, 21.9% Ukrainian, 10.3% German, 3.0% Polish, 1.4% Bulgarian, 1.2% Greek, 1.2% Moldovan or Romanian, 0.3% Belarusian, 0.2% Tatar, 0.2% Armenian, 0.2% French, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% English and 0.1% Turkish as their native language.[1]
References
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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