Volchansky Uyezd (Russian: Волчанский уезд; Ukrainian: Вовчанський повіт, romanized: Vovchanskyi povit) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
| Volchansky Uyezd Волчанский уездъ | |
|---|---|
| of the Russian Empire | |
| 1780–1923 | |
| Capital | Volchansk |
| Population | |
• (1897) | 166 787 |
| History | |
• Established | 1780 |
• Disestablished | 1923 |
History
editThis uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The administrative centre of uyezd was small town Volchansk. Since 1781 Volchansk got its own coat of arms.
The uyezd had one town (Volchansk) and consisted of 14 volosts.
In the 1890s, the railway was built through the uyezd and the Volchansk railway station was built in 1896 in Volchansk.[1]
In January 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census, the population of the uyezd was 166 787 people.
By the Soviet administrative reform of 1923, the uyezd was transformed into Vovchansk Raion.
Demographics
editAt the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Volchansky Uyezd had a population of 166,787. Of these, 74.8% spoke Ukrainian and 25.0% Russian as their native language.[2]
References
editSources
edit- Волчанск // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — Т. 7. СПб., 1892.