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Sumsky Uyezd

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Sumsky Uyezd (Russian: Сумский уезд) or Sumy Povit (Ukrainian: Сумський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sumsky Uyezd had a population of 228,094. Of these, 91.9% spoke Ukrainian, 7.0% Russian, 0.4% Yiddish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Tatar as their native language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей