Olgopol uezd

The Olgopol uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Olgopol (modern-day Olhopil). It bordered the Bratslav and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Balta uezd, the Orgeev uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the south, the Yampol uezd to the west.

Olgopol uezd
Ольгопольскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Olgopol uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalOlgopol
Area
  Total4,008.14 km2 (1,547.55 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total284,253
  Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
  Urban
2.86%
  Rural
97.14%

Administrative divisions

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

NameName in RussianCapital
Bershad volostБершадская волостьBershad
Voitovka volostВойтовская волостьVoitovka
Demovka volostДемовская волостьDemovka
Zhabokrych volostЖабокрычская волостьZhabokrych
Kamenka volostКаменская волостьKamenka
Lugi volostЛугская волостьLugi
Myastkovka volostМястковская волостьMyastkovka
Obodovka volostОбодовская волостьObodovka
Peschanka volostПесчанская волостьPeschanka
Pyatkovka volostПятковская волостьPyatkovka
Rashkov volostРашковская волостьRashkov
Uste volostУстьянская волостьUste
Chebotarka volostЧеботарская волостьChebotarka
Chechelnik volostЧечельницкая волостьChechelnik

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Olgopol uezd had a population of 284,253, including 140,810 men and 143,443 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 Olgopol in 1897[4]
LanguageNative speakersPercentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]231,99181.61
Jewish32,55511.45
Romanian8,1352.86
Great Russian[lower-alpha 2]6,3212.22
Polish4,3251.52
German5920.21
Tatar920.03
Czech720.03
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]520.02
Romani390.01
French210.01
Chuvash170.01
Latvian110.00
Bashkir40.00
Mordovian30.00
Other230.01
Total284,253100.00

Notes

    • Russian: Ольго́польскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Olʼgópolʼskiy uyézd
    • Ukrainian: Ольго́пільський пові́т, romanized: Olʼhópilʼsʼkyi povít
  1. 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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