Pereyaslavsky Uyezd

Pereyaslavsky Uyezd
Переяславль уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Pereyaslavsky Uyezd
Location in the Poltava Governorate
Location in the Poltava Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
GovernoratePoltava
Established1781
Abolished1923
CapitalPereyaslavl'
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
185,306

Pereyaslavsky Uyezd (Russian: Переяславский уезд, romanized: Pereyaslavskiy uyezd) was one of the subdivisions of the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Pereyaslavl.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Pereyaslavsky Uyezd had a population of 185,306. Of these, 93.8% spoke Ukrainian, 5.3% Yiddish, 0.8% Russian and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей