Berdichevsky Uyezd (; uk, Бердичівський повіт, Berdychivskyi povit), known originally as Makhnovka Uyezd, was one of the subdivisions of the
Kiev Governorate of the
Russian Empire
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. Its administrative centre was
Berdichev (Berdychiv).
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History
The uezd was established in 1802.
On an 1845 Russian map, the uezd is shown as being named ''Makhnovka uyezd'', with its administrative center in Makhnivka
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. After further developments in the railroad that changed its path to favor Berdychiv, the importance of Makhnivka declined. The uezd center was moved to Berdychiv, and the uezd was renamed to ''Berdichev uezd''.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census
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of 1897, Berdichevsky Uyezd had a population of 279,695. Of these, 66.9% spoke Ukrainian
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, 23.1% Yiddish
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, 5.8% Polish
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, 3.6% Russian, 0.3% Czech and 0.2% German
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as their native language.
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Notes
References
Berdichevsky Uyezd,
Uezds of Kiev Governorate
1846 establishments in the Russian Empire
1923 disestablishments in Ukraine
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