The Olgopol uezd was a county (''

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'') of the

Podolia Governorate Podolia Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It bordered Volhynian Governorate to the north, Kiev Governorate to the east, Kherson Governorate to the southeast, Bessar ...

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 ...

, with its administrative centre in Olgopol (modern-day Olhopil). It bordered the

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and Gaysin uezds to the north, the Balta uezd, the Orgeev uezd of the

Bessarabia Governorate The Bessarabia Governorate was a province (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its administrative centre in Kishinev (Chișinău). It consisted of an area of and a population of 1,935,412 inhabitants. The Bessarabia Governorate bordered t ...

to the south, the Yampol uezd to the west.

Administrative divisions

The subcounties (''

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s'') of the Olgopol uezd in 1912 were as follows:

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on , the Olgopol uezd had a population of 284,253, including 140,810 men and 143,443 women. The majority of the population indicated

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to be their mother tongue, with a significant

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speaking minority.

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References

{{Authority control Uezds of Podolia Governorate