Serdobsky Uyezd (''Сердобский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the
Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
History
On December 25, 1769, the Saratov province was established as part of the Astrakhan Governorate.
On January 11, 17 ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was
Serdobsk
Serdobsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Serdobsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia. Population:
Geography
It is located on the Serdoba River (Don River (Russia), Don's drainage basin, bas ...
.
Demographics
At the time of the
Russian Empire Census of 1897, Serdobsky Uyezd had a population of 224,782. Of these, 99.7% spoke
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
, 0.1%
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
and 0.1%
Tatar
Tatar may refer to:
Peoples
* Tatars, an umbrella term for different Turkic ethnic groups bearing the name "Tatar"
* Volga Tatars, a people from the Volga-Ural region of western Russia
* Crimean Tatars, a people from the Crimea peninsula by the B ...
as their native language.
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References
Serdobsky Uyezd,
Uezds of Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate
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