Vileysky Uyezd
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Vileysky Uyezd (Вилейский уезд ) was one of the subdivisions of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vileyka.
History[]
Vileysky Uyezd was organised after the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. It was a part of Minsk Governorate from 1793 until 1843, when it was transferred to Vilna Governorate.
Demographics[]
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Vileysky Uyezd had a population of 208,013. Of these, 86.9% spoke Belarusian, 9.5% Yiddish, 2.5% Polish, 0.9% Russian, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Lithuanian as their native language.[1]
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- Vileysky Uyezd
- Uyezds of Minsk Governorate
- Uyezds of Vilna Governorate
- Vilna Governorate
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