Arzamassky Uyezd (''Арзамасский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Nizhny Novgorod Governorate of the

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. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Arzamas.

Demographics

At the time of the

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of 1897, Arzamassky Uyezd had a population of 138,785. Of these, 92.9% spoke Russian, 6.9%

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and 0.1%

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as their native language.

References

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