Sudzhansky Uyezd (Russian: Суджа́нский уе́зд; pre-1918: Суджанскiй уѣздъ) was one of the subdivisions of Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sudzha.[1]
Sudzhansky Uyezd
Суджанский уезд | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kursk Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Kursk |
| Capital | Sudzha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,801.8 km2 (1,081.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1897)[1] | |
| • Total | 152,191 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Today part of | Russia, Ukraine |
History
editThe city of Sudzha was founded in 1664. The uyezd is known to have existed by some other point in the 17th century.[2]
On October 16, 1925, the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union enacted a resolution that transferred part of the former Sudzhansky Uyezd from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.[3]
Demographics
editAt the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sudzhansky Uyezd had a population of 152,191 people, of whom 76,119 were men and 76,072 were women. This included an urban population of 23,752. Using the historical all-Russian nation terminology, the census identified 55% of the population as Great Russians (Russians) and 45% of the population as Little Russians (Ukrainians).[1] Of the rural population, 51.9% spoke Russian, 47.9% Ukrainian, 0.1% Yiddish and 0.1% Polish as their native language.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Voevodin, Alexander (1901). [Sudzha]. Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ Tankov, Anatoly Alekseyevich (1913). "Суджанскiй уѣздъ" [Sudzhansky Uyezd]. Историческая лѣтопись курскаго дворянства (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ [Resolution of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, dated 16 October 1925: On the settlement of borders of the UkrSSR with the RSFSR and the BSSR] (in Russian). Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union. 16 October 1925 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г.: Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России". Демоскоп Weekly.
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