Aleksandriya uezd

Aleksandriya uezd
Александрійскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Aleksandriya uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Kherson Governorate
Location in the Kherson Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateKherson
Established1784
Abolished7 March 1923
CapitalAleksandriya
Area
 • Total
11,165.07 km2 (4,310.86 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
416,576
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
 • Urban
6.15%
 • Rural
93.85%

The Aleksandriya uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Kherson Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Chigirin uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the north, the Kremenchug uezd to the northeast, the Verkhnedneprovsk uezd of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate to the east, the Kherson uezd to the south, and the Elisavetgrad uezd to the west. The Aleksandriya uezd was eponymously named for its administrative center, Aleksandriya (modern-day Oleksandriia).

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Adzhamka volost Аджамская волость Adzhamka
Bandurovka volost Бандуровская волость Bandurovka
Bogoyavlenskoe volost Богоявленская волость Bogoyavlenskoe
Bratolyubovka volost Братолюбовская волость Bratolyubovka
Verblyuzhka volost Верблюжская волость Verblyuzhka
Glinsk volost Глинская волость Glinsk
Dmitrovka volost Дмитровская волость Dmitrovka
Elisavetgradka volost Елисаветградковская волость Elisavetgradka
Zvenigorodka volost Звенигородская волость Zvenigorodka
Ivankovtsy volost Иванковецкая волость Ivankovtsy
Kosovka volost Косовская волость Kosovka
Krasnaya Kamyanka volost Красно-Камянская волость Krasnaya Kamyanka
Krasnoselye volost Красносельская волость Krasnoselye
Mashorino volost Машоринская волость Mashorino
Mironovka volost Мироновская волость Mironovka
Moiseevka volost Моисеевская волость Moiseevka
Novgorodka volost Новгородская волость Novgorodka
Novogeorgievsk volost Новогеоргіевская волость Novogeorgievsk
Novo Praga volost Ново-Прагская волость Novo Praga
Novostarodub volost Новостародубская волость Novostarodub
Onufrievka volost Онуфріевская волость Onufrievka
Ositnyazhka volost Оситняжкская волость Ostnyazhka
Pavlysh volost Павлышская волость Pavlysh
Petrovo volost Петровская волость Petrovo
Pokrovskoe volost Покровская волость Pokrovskoe
Svetlopolye volost Свѣтлопольская волость Svetlopolye
Stetsovka volost Стецовская волость Stetsovka
Subbotka volost Субботская волость unknown
Fedvar volost Федварьская волость Fedvar
Fedorovka volost Федоровская волость Fedorovka
Tsybulevo volost Цыбулевская волость Tsybulevo

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Aleksandriya uezd had a population of 416,576, including 209,168 men and 207,408 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Great Russian and Jewish speaking minorities.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Aleksandriya uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Little Russian[b] 354,456 85.09
Great Russian[b] 39,072 9.38
Jewish 15,322 3.68
Romanian 2,721 0.65
White Russian[b] 2,354 0.56
German 1,356 0.33
Polish 966 0.23
Gipsy 120 0.03
Tatar 69 0.02
Greek 26 0.01
Czech 19 0.00
French 15 0.00
Lithuanian 12 0.00
Turkish 8 0.00
Mordovian 7 0.00
Bulgarian 6 0.00
Armenian 4 0.00
Latvian 4 0.00
Italian 2 0.00
South Slavic 2 0.00
English 1 0.00
Estonian 1 0.00
Swedish 1 0.00
Others 32 0.01
Total 416,576 100.00

Notes

  1. ^
    • Russian: Александрі́йскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Aleksandríyskiy uyézd
    • Ukrainian: Олександрі́йський пові́т, romanized: Oleksandríisʼkyi povít
  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

  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. 190. 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 2019-12-20.