Izmailsky Uyezd

Izmailsky Uyezd (Измаильский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Izmail.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Izmailsky Uyezd had a population of 244,274. Of these, 39.1% spoke Moldovan or Romanian, 19.6% Ukrainian, 12.5% Bulgarian, 12.4% Russian, 7.3% Gagauz or Turkish, 4.8% Yiddish, 2.0% German, 0.7% Greek, 0.5% Romani, 0.3% Albanian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Turkmen, 0.1% Belarusian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Tatar and 0.1% Armenian as their native language.[1]

References

1. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-21.