Sudzhansky Uyezd
Суджанский уезд | |
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Country | Russian Empire |
Governorate | Kursk |
Capital | Sudzha |
Area | |
• Total | 2,801.8 km2 (1,081.8 sq mi) |
Population (1897)
[1] | |
• Total | 152,191 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Today part of | Russia, Ukraine |
Sudzhansky Uyezd ( Russian: Суджа́нский уе́зд; pre-1918: Суджанскiй уѣздъ; Ukrainian: Суджанський повіт, romanized: Sudzhanskyi povit) was one of the subdivisions of Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sudzha. [1]
The city of Sudzha was founded in 1664. The uyezd is known to have existed by some other point in the 17th century. [2]
On October 16, 1925, the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union enacted a resolution that transferred part of the former Sudzhansky Uyezd from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. [3]
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sudzhansky Uyezd had a population of 152,191 people, of whom 76,119 were men and 76,072 were women. This included an urban population of 23,752. Using the historical all-Russian nation terminology, the census identified 55% of the population as Great Russians ( Russians) and 45% of the population as Little Russians ( Ukrainians). [1] Of the rural population, 51.9% spoke Russian, 47.9% Ukrainian, 0.1% Yiddish and 0.1% Polish as their native language. [4]