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The Skvira uezd (Russian: Сквирскій уѣздъ, romanized: Skvirskiy uyezd; Ukrainian: Сквирський повіт, romanized: Skvyrs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Skvira (Skvyra).
Skvira uezd
Сквирскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Kiev Governorate | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Krai | Southwestern |
| Governorate | Kiev |
| Established | 1796 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Capital | Skvira |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,722 km2 (1,437 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 251,257 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Demographics edit
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Skvirsky Uyezd had a population of 251,257. Of these, 83.5% spoke Ukrainian, 12.5% Yiddish, 2.4% Polish, 1.3% Russian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]
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