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).
Ushitsa uezd
Ушицкій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Podolia Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Podolia |
| Established | 1795 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Novaya Ushytsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,840.26 km2 (1,096.63 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 223,312 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.76% |
| • Rural | 94.24% |
Administrative divisions
editThe 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
editAt 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-19.