Ushitsa uezd

Ushitsa uezd
Ушицкій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Ushitsa uezd
Location in the Podolia Governorate
Location in the Podolia Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiSouthwestern
GovernoratePodolia
Established1795
Abolished1923
CapitalNovaya Ushytsa
Area
 • Total2,840.26 km2 (1,096.63 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total223,312
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
 • Urban
5.76%
 • Rural
94.24%

The Ushitsa uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered Letichev uezd to the north, the Mogilev uezd to the east, the Khotin uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the south, and the Kamenets-Podolsky uezd to the west. It included most of Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion of Ukraine. The district was eponymously named for its administrative center, Novaya Ushitsa (modern-day Nova Ushytsia).

Administrative divisions

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

Name Name in Russian Capital
Grushka volost Грушская волость Grushka
Dunaevtsy volost Дунаевецкая волость Dunaevtsy
Kalyus volost Калюсская волость Kalyus
Kapustyantsy volost Капустянская волость Kapustyantsy
Kitai-Gorod volost Китай-Городская волость Kitai-Gorod
Kosikovtsy volost Косиковецкая волость Kosikovtsy
Lystsy volost Лысецская волость Zhvanchik
Minkovtsy volost Миньковецкая волость Minkovtsy
Mukarov volost Мукаровская волость Podlesnyi-Mukarov
Murovannye-Kurilovtsy volost Мурованно-Куриловецкая волость Murovannye-Kurilovtsy
Oslamov volost Осламовская волость Oslamov
Pilipkovtsy volost Пилипковецкая волость Pilipkovtsy
Rakhnovka volost Рахновецкая волость Rakhnovka
Solobkovtsy volost Солобковецкая волость Solobkovtsy
Strugi volost Стругская волость Strugi

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Ushitsky Uyezd had a population of 223,312. Of these, 84.6% spoke Ukrainian, 11.4% Yiddish, 2.3% Russian, 1.2% Polish, 0.4% German and 0.1% Moldovan or Romanian as their native language.[2]

Notes

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