Sergachsky Uyezd (''Сергачский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the
Nizhny Novgorod Governorate
The Nizhny Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Нижегородская губернія, r=Nizhegorodskaya guberniya, p=nʲɪʐɨɡɐˈrotskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empi ...
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 southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sergach.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sergachsky Uyezd had a population of 159,117. Of these, 73.8% spoke Russian, 17.1%
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different and 8.9% Mordvin as their native language.