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Yampol uezd

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Yampol uezd
Ямпольскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Yampol uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalYampol
Area
 • Total3,618.01 km2 (1,396.92 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total266,300
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban
2.48%
 • Rural
97.52%

The Yampol uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Vinnitsa uezd to the north, the Bratslav and Olgopol uezds to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Mogilev uezd to the west. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Yampol (modern-day Yampil).

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Babchintsy volost Бабчинецкая волость Babchintsy
Velikaya Kosnitsa volost Велико-Косницкая волость Velikaya Kosnitsa
Dzygovka volost Дзыговская волость Dzygovka
Klembovka volost Клембовская волость Klembovka
Komar-Gorod volost Комаръ-Городская волость Komar-Gorod
Krasnoe volost Краснянская волость Krasnoe
Murafa volost Мурафская волость Murafa
Penkovka volost Пеньковская волость Penkovka
Rozhnyatovka volost Рожнятовская волость Rozhnyatovka
Timanovskaya volost Тимановская волость Lipovka-Timanovskaya
Tomashpol volost Томашпольская волость Tomashpol
Chernovtsy volost Черновецкая волость Chernovtsy
Yampol volost Ямпольская волость Yampol
Yaruga volost Яругаская волость Yaruga

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Yampol uezd had a population of 266,300, including 131,330 men and 134,970 women. The majority of the population indicated Little Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with a significant Jewish speaking minority.[4]

Linguistic composition of the Yampol uezd in 1897[4]
Language Native speakers Percentage
Little Russian[b] 228,102 85.66
Jewish 27,744 10.42
Great Russian[b] 4,966 1.86
Polish 4,716 1.77
German 586 0.22
Romanian 50 0.02
Czech 39 0.01
French 26 0.01
Gipsy 23 0.01
White Russian[b] 10 0.00
Mordovian 3 0.00
Tatar 3 0.00
Latvian 2 0.00
Votyak 1 0.00
Other 29 0.01
Total 266,300 100.00

Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.