Smolensky Uyezd
subdivision of the Riga Governorate and Smolensk Governorate
Smolensky Uyezd (Смоленский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Smolensk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Smolensk.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Smolensky Uyezd had a population of 145,155. Of these, 91.1% spoke Russian, 3.1% Yiddish, 2.6% Polish, 1.2% Belarusian, 0.7% Ukrainian, 0.5% Latvian, 0.4% German, 0.1% Tatar, 0.1% Lithuanian and 0.1% Romani as their native language.
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