Mogilev uezd (Podolia Governorate)

The Mogilev uezd^{[lower-alpha 1]} was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It bordered the Letichev and Litin uezds to the north, the Yampol uezd to the east, the Soroka uezd to the south, and the Ushitsa uezd to the west. The administrative centre of the county was Mogilev-Podolsky (modern-day Mohyliv-Podilskyi). The uezd included most of Mohyliv-Podilskyi and Zhmerynka Raions of Ukraine.

Mogilev uezd Могилевскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Podolia
Established	1795
Abolished	1923
Capital	Mogilev-Podolsky
Area
• Total	2,746.14 km2 (1,060.29 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	227,672
• Density	83/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	14.19%
• Rural	85.81%

Administrative divisions

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

Name	Name in Russian	Capital
Bronitsa volost	Броницкая волость	Bronitsa
Vendychany volost	Вендычанская волость	Vendychany
Kopai-Gorod volost	Копай-Городская волость	Kopai-Gorod
Kotyuzhany volost	Котюжанская волость	Vysshiy Olchedaev
Kukavka volost	Кукавская волость	Kukavka
Luchinets volost	Лучинецкая волость	Luchinets
Maryanovka volost	Марьяновская волость	Maryanovka
Ozarintsy volost	Озаринецкая волость	Ozarintsy
Belyany-Shargorod volost	Сербянская волость	Belyany-Shargorod
Snitkov volost	Снитковская волость	Snikov
Tereshki volost	Терешковская волость	Tereshki
Khonkovtsy volost	Хоньковская волость	Khonkovtsy
Shargorod volost	Шаргородская волость	Shargorod
Yaryshev volost	Ярышевская волость	Yaryshev

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Mogilev uezd had a population of 227,672, including 112,856 men and 114,816 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 Mogilev uezd in 1897^[4]

Language	Native speakers	Percentage
Little Russian[lower-alpha 2]	183,353	80.53
Jewish	33,036	14.51
Great Russian[lower-alpha 2]	6,377	2.80
Polish	4,249	1.87
German	175	0.08
Tatar	121	0.05
Czech	101	0.04
White Russian[lower-alpha 2]	98	0.04
Cheremis	40	0.02
French	25	0.01
Romanian	23	0.01
Bashkir	19	0.01
Cheremis	18	0.01
Latvian	3	0.00
Gipsy	2	0.00
Other	32	0.01
Total	227,672	100.00

Notes

1. • Russian: Могиле́вскій уѣ́здъ, romanized: Mogilévskiy uyézd
   • Ukrainian: Могилі́вський пові́т, romanized: Mohylívsʼkyi povít
2. 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.