Alexandrovsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate
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Alexandrovsk uezd
Александровскій уѣздъ | |
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Country | Russian Empire |
Governorate | Yekaterinoslav |
Established | 1805 |
Abolished | 1920 |
Capital | Alexandrovsk |
Area | |
• Total | 26,420 km2 (10,200 sq mi) |
Population (1897) | |
• Total | 271,678 |
• Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Alexandrovsk uezd (Russian: Александровскій уѣздъ, romanized: Aleksandrovskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Олександрівський повіт, romanized: Oleksandrivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Alexandrovsk (present-day Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine).[citation needed]
Demographics[edit]
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Alexandrovsky Uyezd had a population of 271,678. Of these, 82.5% spoke Ukrainian, 5.7% Russian, 5.2% German, 5.1% Yiddish, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% Romani as their native language.[1]