Korochansky Uyezd (; ) was one of the ''uyezds'' (administrative units) of

Kursk Governorate Kursk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 to 1928 with its capital in Kursk. Administrative divisions As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds. * Belgorods ...

of the

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and then of the

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with its center in

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until its formal abolition in 1924 by

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authorities.

History

Korochansky County became an administrative unit in the mid-1600s. Korochansky county was part of the nearby settlements of the Belgorod defensive line. Korochansky county was formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1708 during the regional reforms of

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. Korocha became part of

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. In 1719, the province was divided, and became part of the Belgorod Governorate of Kiev Governorate. In 1727, Beglrod province, consisting of Belgorod, Orel and Sevsk provinces was allocated. Korochansky county was restored as part of the Belgorod Province. In 1779, as a result of the reforms of

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, the Belgorod Province was abolished. Korochansky Uyezd's boundaries were revised and it became part of Kursk Governorship. In 1796, Kursk Governorship became the

. Part of the territory in Stary Oskol Uyezd became part of Korochansky Uyezd, but parts of Korochansky Uyezd became part of Novoskolsky Uyezd. In 1802, the borders were again revised. In 1918, parts of the uyezd were occupied by

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troops. On 12 May 1924, the county was officially abolished and it became part of the Belgorod Uyezd. In 1928, the

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was created on the territory of the Uyezd and became part of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Korochansky Uyezd had a population of 159,024. Of these, 65.3% spoke

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, 34.3% Ukrainian, 0.3%

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and 0.1%

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as their native language.
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References

Korochansky Uyezd, 1924 disestablishments in the Soviet Union Uezds of Kursk Governorate Uezds of the Soviet Union 1600s establishments in Russia {{Russia-history-stub