Balta uezd

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Balta uezd
Балтскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Balta uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1796
Abolished12 April 1923
CapitalBalta
Area
 • Total7,766.25 km2 (2,998.57 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total391,018
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Urban
5.97%
 • Rural
94.03%

The Balta uezd

Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Olgopol and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Uman uezd of the Kiev Governorate to the northeast, the Kherson Governorate's Elisavetgrad uezd to the east, and Ananev uezd to the south, and the Orgeev uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the west. Its administrative centre was Balta
.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (volosts) of the Balta uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]

Name Name in Russian Capital
Baksha volost Башканская волость Baksha
Bandurovka volost Бандуровская волость unknown
Bogopol volost Богопольская волость Bogopol
Budei volost Будейская волость Budei
Velikiy-Bobrik volost Велико-Бобрикская волость Velikiy-Bobrik
Velikaya-Mechetna volost Велико-Мечетнянская волость Velikaya-Mechetna
Verbovka volost Вербовская волость Verbovka
Voronkovo volost Воронковская волость Voronkovo
Golovanevsk volost Голованьская волость Golovanevsk
Danilova volost Даниловская волость Danilova-Balka
Korytno volost Корытнянская волость Korytno
Krivo-Ozerskoe volost Криво-Озерская волость Krivo-Ozerskoe
Kruty volost Крутянская волость Kruty
Lipovenka volost Липовеньская волость Lipovenka
Molokish volost Молокишская волость Molokish
Moshnyagi volost Мошнягская волость Moshnyagi
Nestoita volost Нестоитская волость Nestoika
Pereimka volost Переймская волость Sarazhinka
Peschany volost Песчанская волость Peschany
Pisarevka volost Писаревская волость Pisarevka
Savran volost Савраньская волость Savran
Triduby volost Тридубская волость Triduby
Troyanka volost Троянская волость Troyanka
Troyany volost Трояновская волость Troyany
Tsybulevka volost Цыбулевская волость Tsybulevka
Cherna volost Чернянская волость Cherna
Yuzefpol volost Юзефпольская волость Yuzefpol

Demographics

At the time of the

Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Balta uezd had a population of 391,018, including 196,111 men and 194,907 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with significant Jewish, Romanian and Russian speaking minorities.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Balta uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Little Russian[b] 300,543 76.86
Jewish 53,066 13.57
Romanian 17,583 4.50
Great Russian[b] 15,188 3.88
Polish 3,344 0.86
German 260 0.07
Gipsy 243 0.06
Tatar 242 0.06
Czech 205 0.05
Belarusian[b] 109 0.03
Latvian 46 0.01
Mordovian 29 0.01
Chuvash 25 0.01
French 18 0.00
Bashkir 5 0.00
Votyak 3 0.00
Cheremis 1 0.00
Other 108 0.03
Total 391,018 100.00

Notes

  1. ^
  2. ^ a b c d Prior to 1918, the Imperial Russian government classified Russians as the Great Russians, Ukrainians as the Little Russians, and Belarusians as the White Russians. After the creation of the Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918, the Little Russians identified themselves as "Ukrainian".[2] Also, the Belarusian Democratic Republic which the White Russians identified themselves as "Belarusian".[3]

References

  1. ^ Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения [Volostny, stanichnaya, rural, communes of government and administration, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location]. Kiev: Izd-vo T-va L. M. Fish. 1913. p. 161. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
  2. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5
    .
  3. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8
    .
  4. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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