Tarashcha uezd
Таращанскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kiev Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Kiev |
| Established | 1800 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Tarashcha |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,340 km2 (1,290 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 245,752 |
| • Density | 73.6/km2 (191/sq mi) |
The Tarashcha uezd (Russian: Таращанскій уѣздъ, romanized: Tarashchanskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Таращанський повіт, romanized: Tarashchans'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tarashcha.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Tarashchansky Uyezd had a population of 245,752. Of these, 87.6% spoke Ukrainian, 9.4% Yiddish, 1.8% Polish, 1.0% Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Belarusian as their native language.1