Rylsky Uyezd (Russian: Ры́льский уе́зд; Ukrainian: Рильський повіт, romanizedRylskyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rylsk.

map of Rylsky uyezd

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Rylsky Uyezd had a population of 164,368. Of these, 68.5% spoke Russian, 31.0% Ukrainian, 0.2% Yiddish, 0.2% Belarusian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "First General Census of the Russian Empire of 1897 - Rylsk district". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2022.