Danilovsky Uyezd (''Даниловский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Yaroslavl Governorate of the

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. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Danilov.

Demographics

At the time of the

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of 1897, Danilovsky Uyezd had a population of 70,740. Of these, 99.7% spoke Russian, 0.1% Latvian and 0.1%

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as their native language.
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References

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