Starobelsky Uyezd

Starobelsky Uyezd was an uyezd in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

History

This uyezd was created in May 1797. The administrative centre of uyezd was the town of Starobelsk.
The uyezd consisted of 42 volosts, two towns and 528 villages, slobodas and other small settlements. It was the biggest uyezd in Kharkov Governorate.
In January 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census, the population of the uyezd was 359,285.
By the Soviet administrative reform of 1923, the uyezd was transformed into Starobelsk okrug.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Starobelsky Uyezd had a population of 359,285. Of these, 83.4% spoke Ukrainian, 14.7% Russian, 1.5% Belarusian and 0.1% German as their native language.