Yampol uezd

Uezd in Southwestern, Russian Empire

Yampol uezd

Ямпольскій уѣздъ

Uezd

Coat of arms

Location in the Podolia Governorate

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

• Total

| 3,618.01 km2 (1,396.92 sq mi)
Population

(1897)

• Total

| 266,300
• Density| 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban

| 2.48%
• Rural

| 97.52%

The Yampol uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Vinnitsa uezd to the north, the Bratslav and Olgopol uezds to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Mogilev uezd to the west. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Yampol (modern-day Yampil).

## Administrative divisions

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

Name | Name in Russian | Capital

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Babchintsy volost | Бабчинецкая волость | Babchintsy
Velikaya Kosnitsa volost | Велико-Косницкая волость | Velikaya Kosnitsa
Dzygovka volost | Дзыговская волость | Dzygovka
Klembovka volost | Клембовская волость | Klembovka
Komar-Gorod volost | Комаръ-Городская волость | Komar-Gorod
Krasnoe volost | Краснянская волость | Krasnoe
Murafa volost | Мурафская волость | Murafa
Penkovka volost | Пеньковская волость | Penkovka
Rozhnyatovka volost | Рожнятовская волость | Rozhnyatovka
Timanovskaya volost | Тимановская волость | Lipovka-Timanovskaya
Tomashpol volost | Томашпольская волость | Tomashpol
Chernovtsy volost | Черновецкая волость | Chernovtsy
Yampol volost | Ямпольская волость | Yampol
Yaruga volost | Яругаская волость | Yaruga

## Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Yampol uezd had a population of 266,300, including 131,330 men and 134,970 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 Yampol uezd in 1897[4] Language | Native speakers | Percentage

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Little Russian[b] | 228,102 | 85.66
Jewish | 27,744 | 10.42
Great Russian[b] | 4,966 | 1.86
Polish | 4,716 | 1.77
German | 586 | 0.22
Romanian | 50 | 0.02
Czech | 39 | 0.01
French | 26 | 0.01
Gipsy | 23 | 0.01
White Russian[b] | 10 | 0.00
Mordovian | 3 | 0.00
Tatar | 3 | 0.00
Latvian | 2 | 0.00
Votyak | 1 | 0.00
Other | 29 | 0.01
Total | 266,300 | 100.00

## Notes

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1. ^

* Russian: Я́мпольскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Yámpolʼskiy uyézd
* Ukrainian: Я́мпільський пові́т, romanized: Yámpilʼsʼkyi 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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