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Sumsky Uyezd
Former subdivision of the Russian Empire
1780–1923
Coat of arms
Capital	Sumy
History
• Established	1780
• Disestablished	1923
Preceded by Sumy Regiment

Sumsky Uyezd (Russian: Сумский уезд) or Sumy Povit (Ukrainian: Сумський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sumsky Uyezd had a population of 228,094. Of these, 91.9% spoke Ukrainian, 7.0% Russian, 0.4% Yiddish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Tatar as their native language.