Ujesd Alexandrija
| Ujesd Alexandrija Александрийский уезд |
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| Ujesd in the Russian Empire | |
| Governorate | Kherson |
| Administrative headquarters | Oleksandrija |
| Consist | 1805 - 1920 |
| surface | 9,810.6 km² |
| population | 416,576 (1897) |
| density | 42 inhabitants / km² |
 Ujesd Alexandrija within the Kherson Governorate |
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The Ujesd Alexandrija ( Russian Александрийский уезд / Alexandrijski Ujesd , Ukrainian Олександрійський повіт Olexanderijskyj powit ) was a 1805 formed Ujesd (administrative unit) of the provinces of Kherson in the Russian Empire . After its end it existed until 1920. The administrative seat of the Ujesd was the city of Oleksandrija in the center of today's Ukraine .
geography
The Ujesd had an area of 9810.6 km² and was located in the northeast of the Kherson Governorate. The district bordered the Yekaterinoslav Governorate ( Ujesd Verkhnedneprovsk ) to the east , with the Inhulets and Shovta rivers forming a natural border. In the north the Dnieper formed the border, opposite it was the Poltava governorate .
The Ujesd Alexandrija comprised the north and east of today 's Kirowohrad Oblast and parts of the west of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast , such as the urban area of today's Schowti Vody . The area thus extended roughly over today's Rajons Oleksandrija , Petrowe , Switlowodsk , Onufriivka and the city of Oleksandrija.
population
The population of the Ujesd Alexandrija was at the time of the census of 1897 416,576 inhabitants (of which 209 168 men and 207 408 women). The town of Oleksandrija had 14,007 inhabitants.
The following language groups were to be distinguished in the Ujesd: Ukrainian : 354,456, Russian : 39,072, Jewish : 15,322, Romanian : 2721, German : 1356, Polish : 966, Bulgarian 6, Belarusian : 2354, Greek : 26, Tatar : 69, Armenian : 4 , Gypsies : 120.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b census results 1897 Current population; accessed on September 13, 2017 (Russian)
- ^ 1897 census results , accessed April 23, 2019 (Russian)