Gaysin uezd
Гайсинскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Gaysin uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalGaysin
Area
  Total3,383.11 km2 (1,306.23 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total248,142
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
  Urban
3.78%
  Rural
96.22%

The Gaysin uezd[lower-alpha 1] was a county (uezd) of the Podolian Governorate of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Gaysin (modern-day Haisyn). The area of the Gaysin uezd covered the area of modern-day Haisyn Raion.

Administrative divisions

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

NameName in RussianCapital
Granov volostГрановская волостьGranov
Kiblich volostКибличская волостьKiblich
Kislyak volostКислякская волостьKislyak
Krasnaya-Polka volostКрасно-Полкская волостьKrasnaya-Polka
Krasnoselka volostКрасноселкская волостьKrasnoselka
Kuna volostКунянская волостьKuna
Ladyzhino volostЛадыжинская волостьLadyzhino
Nizhekrapivna volostНиже-Крапивнянская волостьKrapivna
Sobolevka volostСоболевская волостьSobolevka
Teplik volostТепликская волостьTeplik
Ternov volostТерновская волостьTernov
Khashchevata volostХащеватская волостьKhashchevata

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Gaysin uezd had a population of 248,142, including 123,305 men and 124,837 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[lower-alpha 2] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Gaysin uezd in 1897
LanguageNative speakersPercentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]214,21886.33
Jewish25,73310.37
Great Russian[lower-alpha 2]4,6621.88
Polish3,0431.23
German1840.07
Tatar1210.05
Votyak360.01
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]240.01
Gipsy230.01
Czech190.01
Romanian110.00
French100.00
Cheremis60.00
Latvian60.00
Bashkir20.00
Chuvash10.00
Other430.02
Total248,142100.00

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 162. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11.
  2. Hamm, Michael F. (2014). Kiev: A Portrait, 1800–1917. Princeton University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-4008-5151-5.
  3. Fortson IV, Benjamin W. (2011). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4443-5968-8.
  4. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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