Sviyazhsky Uyezd (''Свия́жский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kazan Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sviyazhsk.

Demographics

At the time of the

Russian Empire Census The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897 ( pre-reform Russian: ) was the first and only nation-wide census performed in the Russian Empire (the Grand Duchy of Finland was excluded). It recorded demographic data as ...

of 1897, Sviyazhsky Uyezd had a population of 126,603. Of these, 68.6% spoke Russian, 29.9% Tatar and 1.5% Chuvash as their native language.
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References

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