Letichev uezd

The Letichev uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Starokonstantinov uezd of the Volhynian Governorate, the Litin uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the southeast, the Ushitsa uezd to the south, and the Proskurov uezd to the west. The area of the uezd encompassed most of Khmelnytskyi Raion of Ukraine. The administrative centre of the county was Letichev (contemporary Letychiv).

Letichev uezd
Летичевскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Letichev uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalLetichev
Area
 • Total2,699.14 km2 (1,042.14 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total184,477
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
 • Urban
3.93%
 • Rural
96.07%

Administrative divisions

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

NameName in RussianCapital
Bakhmatov volostБахматовецкая волостьBakhmatov
Voitovtsy volostВойтовецкая волостьVoitovtsy
Derazhnya volostДеражнянская волостьDerazhnya
Zhenishkov volostЖенишковецкая волостьZhenishkov
Zinkov volostЗиньковская волостьZinkov
Medzhibozh volostМеджибожская волостьStavnitsa
Mikhalpol volostМихалпольская волостьMikhalpol
Suslovtsy volostСусловецкая волостьSuslovtsy

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Letichev uezd had a population of 184,477, including 92,618 men and 91,859 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[lower-alpha 2] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Letichev uezd in 1897[4]
LanguageNative speakersPercentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]149,12080.83
Jewish24,38713.22
Great Russian[lower-alpha 2]6,8093.69
Polish3,1641.72
Bashkir4050.22
Romanian1360.07
German1330.07
Tatar1210.07
Czech510.03
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]270.01
French160.01
Chuvash130.01
Cheremis70.00
Mordovian50.00
Votyak30.00
Gipsy20.00
Latvian20.00
Other760.04
Total184,477100.00

Notes
  2. 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
  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. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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