Sventsyany uezd

The Sventsyany uezd,^[a] known until 1842 as the Zavileisky uezd,^[b] was a county (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.

CountryRussian Empire

Established1795

CapitalSventsyany

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Sventsyany uezd Свѣнцянскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Vilna Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Northwestern
Governorate	Vilna
Established	1795
Abolished	1920
Capital	Sventsyany
Area
• Total	5,228.03 km2 (2,018.55 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	172,231
• Density	32.9438/km2 (85.3240/sq mi)
• Urban	3.50%
• Rural	96.50%

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The uezd was bordered by the Vilna uezd to the west, the Oshmyany uezd to the south, the Vileyka uezd to the east, the Disna uezd to the northeast, and the Novoaleksandrovsk uezd of the Kovno Governorate to the north. The administrative centre was located in Sventsyany (modern-day Švenčionys). The Sventsyany uezd included the most part of Švenčionys District and Pastavy District of Belarus.^{[citation needed]}