Kirsanovsky Uyezd (''Кирса́новский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tambov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kirsanov.

Demographics

At the time of the

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of 1897, Kirsanovsky Uyezd had a population of 263,102. Of these, 98.8% spoke Russian, 0.8%

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, 0.1%

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and 0.1% Ukrainian as their native language.
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References

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