Balashovsky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the
Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate (russian: link=no, Саратовская губе́рния, ''Saratovskaya guberniya'', Government of Saratov), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Sovi ...
of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...
. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was
Balashov.
Demographics
At the time of the
Russian Empire Census of 1897, Balashovsky Uyezd had a population of 311,704. Of these, 86.5% spoke
Russian, 13.2%
Ukrainian, 0.1%
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
and 0.1%
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
as their native language.
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References
Balashovsky Uyezd,
Uezds of Saratov Governorate
Saratov Governorate
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