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Vinnitsa uezd

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Vinnitsa uezd
Винницкій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Vinnitsa uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalVinnitsa
Area
 • Total2,980.92 km2 (1,150.94 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total248,314
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
12.31%
 • Rural
87.69%

The Vinnitsa uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Zhitomir uezd of the Volhynian Governorate to the north, the Berdichev uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the northeast, the Bratslav uezd to the east, the Yampol uezd to the south, and the Litin uezd to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Vinnitsa (modern-day Vinnytsia). The county composed most of Vinnytsia Raion of contemporary Ukraine.

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Bolshoi-Ostrozhek volost Больше-Острожецкая волость Bolshoi-Ostrozhek
Brailov volost Браиловская волость Brailov
Gavrishovka volost Гавришовская волость Gavrishovka
Kalinovka volost Калиновская волость Kalinovka
Maloe-Kutyshche volost Мало-Кутыщанская волость Maloe-Kutyshche
Pikov volost Пиковская волость Pikov
Stanislavchik volost Станиславчикская волость Stanislavchik
Strizhavka volost Стрижавская волость Strizhavka
Tyvrov volost Тывровская волость Tyvrov
Yuzvin volost Юзвинская волость Yuzvin

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Vinnitsa uezd had a population of 248,314, including 127,006 men and 121,308 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish, Great Russian and Polish speaking minorities.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Vinnitsa uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Little Russian[b] 184,847 74.44
Jewish 30,742 12.38
Russian[b] 17,664 7.11
Polish 12,690 5.11
Bashkir 634 0.26
Tatar 539 0.22
German 352 0.14
White Russian[b] 231 0.09
Czech 186 0.07
Mordovian 80 0.03
Chuvash 56 0.02
Gipsy 56 0.02
Cheremis 53 0.02
Latvian 37 0.01
French 26 0.01
Votyak 25 0.01
Romanian 19 0.00
Other 77 0.03
Total 248,314 100.00

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.