Brestsky uezd[a] was one of the nine subdivisions of the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Brest (Brest-Litovsk).

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Brestsky uezd had a population of 218,432. Of these, 64.4% spoke Ukrainian, 20.8% Yiddish, 8.1% Russian, 3.9% Polish, 1.8% Belarusian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Tatar, 0.2% Mordvin and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей