Petrovsky Uyezd (''Петровский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saratov Governorate of the

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. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Petrovsk.

Demographics

At the time of the

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of 1897, Petrovsky Uyezd had a population of 222,070. Of these, 72.4% spoke Russian, 20.0%

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, 5.6%

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, 1.0% Chuvash, 0.6% Bashkir, 0.2%

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and 0.1%

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as their native language.
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References

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