Cherkassy uezd

Cherkassy uezd Черкасский уезд
Uezd
Location in the Kiev Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Kiev
Established	1797
Abolished	1923
Capital	Cherkassy
Area
• Total	3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	307,542
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)

The Cherkassy uezd (Russian: Черкасский уезд, romanized: Cherkasskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Черкаський повіт, romanized: Cherkas'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Cherkassy (Cherkasy).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Cherkassky Uyezd had a population of 279,695. Of these, 84.9% spoke Ukrainian, 9.8% Yiddish, 4.2% Russian, 0.4% Polish, 0.4% Belarusian, 0.1% German and 0.1% Romani as their native language.