Olgopol uezd

Uezd in Southwestern, Russian Empire

Olgopol uezd

Ольгопольскій уѣздъ

Uezd

Coat of arms

Location in the Podolia Governorate

Country| Russian Empire
Krai| Southwestern
Governorate| Podolia
Established| 1795
Abolished| 1923
Capital| Olgopol
Area

• Total

| 4,008.14 km2 (1,547.55 sq mi)
Population

(1897)

• Total

| 284,253
• Density| 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
• Urban

| 2.86%
• Rural

| 97.14%

The Olgopol uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Olgopol (modern-day Olhopil). It bordered the Bratslav and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Balta uezd, the Orgeev uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the south, the Yampol uezd to the west.

## Administrative divisions

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

Name | Name in Russian | Capital

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Bershad volost | Бершадская волость | Bershad
Voitovka volost | Войтовская волость | Voitovka
Demovka volost | Демовская волость | Demovka
Zhabokrych volost | Жабокрычская волость | Zhabokrych
Kamenka volost | Каменская волость | Kamenka
Lugi volost | Лугская волость | Lugi
Myastkovka volost | Мястковская волость | Myastkovka
Obodovka volost | Ободовская волость | Obodovka
Peschanka volost | Песчанская волость | Peschanka
Pyatkovka volost | Пятковская волость | Pyatkovka
Rashkov volost | Рашковская волость | Rashkov
Uste volost | Устьянская волость | Uste
Chebotarka volost | Чеботарская волость | Chebotarka
Chechelnik volost | Чечельницкая волость | Chechelnik

## Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Olgopol uezd had a population of 284,253, including 140,810 men and 143,443 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Olgopol in 1897[4] Language | Native speakers | Percentage

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Little Russian[b] | 231,991 | 81.61
Jewish | 32,555 | 11.45
Romanian | 8,135 | 2.86
Great Russian[b] | 6,321 | 2.22
Polish | 4,325 | 1.52
German | 592 | 0.21
Tatar | 92 | 0.03
Czech | 72 | 0.03
White Russian[b] | 52 | 0.02
Romani | 39 | 0.01
French | 21 | 0.01
Chuvash | 17 | 0.01
Latvian | 11 | 0.00
Bashkir | 4 | 0.00
Mordovian | 3 | 0.00
Other | 23 | 0.01
Total | 284,253 | 100.00

## Notes

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1. ^

* Russian: Ольго́польскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Olʼgópolʼskiy uyézd
* Ukrainian: Ольго́пільський пові́т, romanized: Olʼhópilʼsʼkyi 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

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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.

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