Lida uezd
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Lida uezd
Лидскій уѣздъ | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Vilna Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Northwestern |
| Governorate | Vilna |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Lida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,616 km2 (2,168 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 205,767 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.53% |
| • Rural | 95.47% |
The Lida uezd[a] was one of the subdivisions of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Lida.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Lidsky Uyezd had a population of 205,767. Of these, 73.2% spoke Belarusian, 12.0% Yiddish, 8.6% Lithuanian, 4.7% Polish, 1.2% Russian, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]
Notes
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- ‹See Tfd›Russian: Ли́дскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Lídskiy uyézd
- Lithuanian: Lydos apskritis
- Belarusian: Лі́дскі паве́т, romanized: Lídski paviét
References
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