Borisovsky Uyezd

Borisovsky Uyezd (Russian: Борисовский уезд) was one of the uyezds of Minsk Governorate and the Governorate-General of Minsk of the Russian Empire and then of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic with its seat in Borisov from 1793 until its formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

Borisovsky Uyezd
Борисовский уезд
Coat of arms of Borisovsky Uyezd
CountryRussia
Political statusUyezd
RegionEuropean Russia
Established1793
Abolished1924
Area
  Total10,881 km2 (4,201 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total238,200
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)

History

The uyezd was founded on April 23, 1793 after the Second Partition of Poland resulted in the annexation of the territory now in central Belarus.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Borisovsky Uyezd had a population of 238,231. Of these, 80.9% spoke Belarusian, 11.2% Yiddish, 4.1% Polish, 3.1% Russian, 0.2% Ukrainian, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% German as their native language.[2]

References

  1. "23 апреля 1793 года указом Сената была создана Минская губерния". www.stolbtsy.gov.by (in Russian). Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  2. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
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