Bykhovsky Uyezd (''Быховский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the

Mogilev Governorate Mogilev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north, the Smolensk Governorate to the east, the Chernigov Gover ...

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 central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was

Bykhaw Bykhaw or Bykhov (, ; ; ; ; ) is a town in Mogilev Region, Belarus. It is located south of Mogilev, and serves as the administrative center of Bykhaw District. In 2009, its population was 17,031. As of 2024, it has a population of 16,349. His ...

(''Bykhov'').

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Bykhovsky Uyezd had a population of 124,820. Of these, 88.2% spoke Belarusian, 9.2%

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

, 0.8%

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, 0.8% Latvian, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Ukrainian and 0.1% Lithuanian as their native language.
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Bychaŭ uyezd
(Mahiloŭ Governorate). Administrative map Bykhovsky Uyezd, Uezds of Mogilev Governorate