Nevelsky Uyezd

Nevelsky Uyezd was one of the eleven subdivisions of the Vitebsk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Nevel.
Today, it roughly corresponds to the Nevelsk district of Pskov Oblast.

Geography

The uyezd bordered the Polotsky and Sebezhsky uyezds in the west, Velizhsky Uyezd in the east, Gorodoksky Uyezd in the south, and the Pskov Governorate in the north.
As of 1886, forests accounted for 43.6% of the district's area, and arable land accounted for 28.9%.

History

The uyezd was formed in territories annexed by Russia in the First Partition of Poland.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Nevelsky Uyezd had a population of 110,394. Of these, 84.0% spoke Belarusian, 7.4% Yiddish, 7.1% Russian, 0.6% Finnish, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Estonian, 0.2% Romani, 0.1% German and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.