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Kiev uezd
Киевский уезд | |
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Country | Russian Empire |
Krai | Southwestern |
Governorate | Kiev |
Established | 1796 |
Abolished | 1925 |
Capital | Kiev |
Area | |
• Total | 5,654.23 km2 (2,183.11 sq mi) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 541,483 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
The Kiev uezd (Russian: Киевский уезд; Ukrainian: Київський повіт, romanized: Kyivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kiev.
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kievsky Uyezd had a population of 541,483. Of these, 56.2% spoke Ukrainian, 26.6% Russian, 11.1% Yiddish, 3.4% Polish, 1.1% German, 0.8% Belarusian, 0.2% Czech, 0.2% Tatar, 0.1% Bashkir and 0.1% French as their native language.[1]