Berdichev uezd
The Berdichev uezd (Russian: Бердичевскій уѣздъ, romanized: Berdichevskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Бердичівський повіт, romanized: Berdychivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Berdichev (Berdychiv).
Berdichev uezd
Бердичевскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kiev Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Kiev |
| Established | 1802 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Berdichev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,411.11 km2 (1,317.04 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 279,695 |
| • Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Berdichevsky Uyezd had a population of 279,695. Of these, 66.9% spoke Ukrainian, 23.1% Yiddish, 5.8% Polish, 3.6% Russian, 0.3% Czech and 0.2% German as their native language.[1]
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