Kiev uezd

Kiev uezd Киевский уезд
Uezd
Location in the Kiev Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Krai	Southwestern
Governorate	Kiev
Established	1796
Abolished	1925
Capital	Kiev
Area
• Total	5,654.23 km2 (2,183.11 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	541,483
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)

The Kiev uezd (Russian: Киевский уезд; Ukrainian: Київський повіт, romanized: Kyivs'kyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kiev.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kievsky Uyezd had a population of 541,483. Of these, 56.2% spoke Ukrainian, 26.6% Russian, 11.1% Yiddish, 3.4% Polish, 1.1% German, 0.8% Belarusian, 0.2% Czech, 0.2% Tatar, 0.1% Bashkir and 0.1% French as their native language.