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Lida uezd
Лидскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Vilna Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Northwestern |
| Governorate | Vilna |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Lida |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,616 km2 (2,168 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 205,767 |
| • Density | 36.64/km2 (94.90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.53% |
| • Rural | 95.47% |
The Lida uezd[a] was a subdivision (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Lida.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the Russian Empire census of 1897, Lidsky Uyezd had a population of 205,767. Of these, 73.2% spoke Belarusian, 12.0% Yiddish, 8.6% Lithuanian, 4.7% Polish, 1.2% Russian, 0.1% Ukrainian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]
Populated places
[edit]According to the Russian Empire census of 1897, the largest populated places were the town of Lida and mestechkos Eišiškės, Vasilishki, Ostrino, Zhaludok, Shchuchyn, Byelitsa, Radun, Voronovo, Novy Dvor, and Orlya.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑
- Russian: Лидскій уѣздъ, romanized: Lidskiy uyezd
- Lithuanian: Lydos apskritis
- Belarusian: Лідскі павет, romanized: Lidski paviet
References
[edit]- ↑ Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей
- ↑ Населенные места Российской империи в 500 и более жителей с указанием всего наличного в них населения и числа жителей преобладающих вероисповеданий, по данным первой всеобщей переписи населения 1897 г. (in Russian). Санкт-Петербург: типография "Общественная польза". 1905. Archived from the original on 2018-08-04. Retrieved 2024-02-22.