Vinnitsa uezd

The Vinnitsa uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered the Zhitomir uezd of the Volhynian Governorate to the north, the Berdichev uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the northeast, the Bratslav uezd to the east, the Yampol uezd to the south, and the Litin uezd to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Vinnitsa (modern-day Vinnytsia). The county composed most of Vinnytsia Raion of contemporary Ukraine.

Vinnitsa uezd
Винницкій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Vinnitsa uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalVinnitsa
Area
 • Total2,980.92 km2 (1,150.94 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total248,314
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Urban
12.31%
 • Rural
87.69%

Administrative divisions

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

NameName in RussianCapital
Bolshoi-Ostrozhek volostБольше-Острожецкая волостьBolshoi-Ostrozhek
Brailov volostБраиловская волостьBrailov
Gavrishovka volostГавришовская волостьGavrishovka
Kalinovka volostКалиновская волостьKalinovka
Maloe-Kutyshche volostМало-Кутыщанская волостьMaloe-Kutyshche
Pikov volostПиковская волостьPikov
Stanislavchik volostСтаниславчикская волостьStanislavchik
Strizhavka volostСтрижавская волостьStrizhavka
Tyvrov volostТывровская волостьTyvrov
Yuzvin volostЮзвинская волостьYuzvin

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Vinnitsa uezd had a population of 248,314, including 127,006 men and 121,308 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[lower-alpha 2] to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish, Great Russian and Polish speaking minorities.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Vinnitsa uezd in 1897[4]
LanguageNative speakersPercentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]184,84774.44
Jewish30,74212.38
Russian[lower-alpha 2]17,6647.11
Polish12,6905.11
Bashkir6340.26
Tatar5390.22
German3520.14
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]2310.09
Czech1860.07
Mordovian800.03
Chuvash560.02
Gipsy560.02
Cheremis530.02
Latvian370.01
French260.01
Votyak250.01
Romanian190.00
Other770.03
Total248,314100.00

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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