Cherikovsky Uyezd (''Чериковский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the
Mogilev Governorate of the
Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was
Cherykaw
Cherykaw ( be, Чэрыкаў; russian: Чериков; pl, Czeryków) is a town in the Mogilev Region, Eastern Belarus. It is located in the east of the Region, on the Sozh River, and serves as the administrative center of Cherykaw District. As ...
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Demographics
At the time of the
Russian Empire Census
The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897 ( pre-reform Russian: ) was the first and only nation-wide census performed in the Russian Empire (the Grand Duchy of Finland was excluded). It recorded demographic data as ...
of 1897, Cherikovsky Uyezd had a population of 150,277. Of these, 89.6% spoke
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 ...
, 8.6%
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
, 0.7%
Russian, 0.4%
Polish, 0.3%
Ukrainian, 0.2%
Lithuanian
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* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
and 0.1%
Latvian as their native language.
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References
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Cherikovsky Uyezd,
Uezds of Mogilev Governorate
Mogilev Governorate