Kanev uezd

Kanev uezd Каневский уезд
Uezd
Location in the Kiev Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Kiev
Established	1796
Abolished	1923
Capital	Kanev
Area
• Total	3,259.75 km2 (1,258.60 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	268,860
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)

The Kanev uezd (Russian: Каневский уезд; Ukrainian: Канівський повіт, romanized: Kanivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kanev (Kaniv).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kanevsky Uyezd had a population of 268,860. Of these, 88.7% spoke Ukrainian, 9.7% Yiddish, 1.0% Russian and 0.5% Polish as their native language.