Lida uezd

Subdivision of the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire

Uezd in Northwestern, Russian Empire

Lida uezd

Лидскій уѣздъ

Uezd

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

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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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1. ^

* Russian: Ли́дскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Lídskiy uyézd
* Lithuanian: Lydos apskritis
* Belarusian: Лі́дскі паве́т, romanized: Lídski paviét

## References

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1. ^ [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей

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