Proskurov uezd
The Proskurov uezd (Russian: Проскуровскій уѣздъ, romanized: Proskurovskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Проскурівський повіт, romanized: Proskurivs'kyi povit) was one of the uezds (uyezds or subdivisions) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Khmelnytskyi (Proskurov).
Proskurov uezd
Проскуровскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Podolia Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Podolia |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Proskurov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,691.06 km2 (1,039.02 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 226,091 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Proskurovsky Uyezd had a population of 226,091. Of these, 78.1% spoke Ukrainian, 12.1% Yiddish, 6.4% Polish, 2.9% Russian, 0.3% Tatar and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]
References
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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