Alexandrovsk uezd (Yekaterinoslav Governorate)
The Alexandrovsk uezd (Russian: Александровскій уѣздъ, romanized: Aleksandrovskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Олександрівський повіт, romanized: Oleksandrivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Alexandrovsk (present-day Zaporizhia).
Alexandrovsk uezd
Александровскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Yekaterinoslav |
| Established | 1805 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Alexandrovsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,420 km2 (10,200 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 271,678 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Alexandrovsky Uyezd had a population of 271,678. Of these, 82.5% spoke Ukrainian, 5.7% Russian, 5.2% German, 5.1% Yiddish, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% Romani as their native language.[1]
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