Letichev uezd Летичевскій уѣздъ | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Podolia Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Podolia |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Letichev |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,699.14 km2 (1,042.14 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 184,477 |
| • Density | 68.3466/km2 (177.017/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.93% |
| • Rural | 96.07% |
TheLetichev uezd[a] was a county (uezd) of thePodolian Governorate of theRussian Empire. The uezd bordered theStarokonstantinov uezd of theVolhynian Governorate, theLitin uezd to the east, theMogilev uezd to the southeast, theUshitsa uezd to the south, and theProskurov uezd to the west. The area of the uezd encompassed most ofKhmelnytskyi Raion ofUkraine. The administrative centre of the county was Letichev (contemporaryLetychiv).
The subcounties (volosts) of the Letichev uezd in 1912 were as follows:[1]
| Name | Name in Russian | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhmatov volost | Бахматовецкая волость | Bakhmatov |
| Voitovtsy volost | Войтовецкая волость | Voitovtsy |
| Derazhnya volost | Деражнянская волость | Derazhnya |
| Zhenishkov volost | Женишковецкая волость | Zhenishkov |
| Zinkov volost | Зиньковская волость | Zinkov |
| Medzhibozh volost | Меджибожская волость | Stavnitsa |
| Mikhalpol volost | Михалпольская волость | Mikhalpol |
| Suslovtsy volost | Сусловецкая волость | Suslovtsy |
At the time of theRussian Empire Census on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, the Letichev uezd had a population of 184,477, including 92,618 men and 91,859 women. The majority of the population indicatedLittle Russian[b] to be their mother tongue, with a significantJewish speaking minority.[4]
| Language | Native speakers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Little Russian[b] | 149,120 | 80.83 |
| Jewish | 24,387 | 13.22 |
| Great Russian[b] | 6,809 | 3.69 |
| Polish | 3,164 | 1.72 |
| Bashkir | 405 | 0.22 |
| Romanian | 136 | 0.07 |
| German | 133 | 0.07 |
| Tatar | 121 | 0.07 |
| Czech | 51 | 0.03 |
| White Russian[b] | 27 | 0.01 |
| French | 16 | 0.01 |
| Chuvash | 13 | 0.01 |
| Cheremis | 7 | 0.00 |
| Mordovian | 5 | 0.00 |
| Votyak | 3 | 0.00 |
| Gipsy | 2 | 0.00 |
| Latvian | 2 | 0.00 |
| Other | 76 | 0.04 |
| Total | 184,477 | 100.00 |
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