Sumsky Uyezd
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Sumsky Uyezd (Russian: Сумский уезд) or Sumy Povit (Ukrainian: Сумський повіт) was one of the subdivisions of the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sumy.
| Sumsky Uyezd | |||||||
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| Former subdivision of the Russian Empire | |||||||
| 1780–1923 | |||||||
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| Capital | Sumy | ||||||
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• Established | 1780 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1923 | ||||||
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Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sumsky Uyezd had a population of 228,094. Of these, 91.9% spoke Ukrainian, 7.0% Russian, 0.4% Yiddish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Tatar as their native language.[1]
